Madge, Roy Gibson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Roy Gibson |
Surname | Madge |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edna Madge, of Varsity View, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ476 |
Markings | NA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 15. |
Epitaph | GOD LIFTED HIM UP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/13710 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Madge Island, Manitoba; Within Thekakaya Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed WNW of Maaseik, Belgium |