Lewis, Gwyn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gwyn |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Annie Lewis, of Sketty, Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8746 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Aubin-sue-Scie Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | TO THOSE WHO LOVED AND LOST YOU YOUR MEMORY WILL NEVER GROW OLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580549 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1940 |
End Date | 11-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack targets in the Boisemont- St. Clair-Vernon-Venables area. |
Reason for Loss | Fighter attack, crashing at St Aubin-sur-Scie. The pilot survived |