McCauley, Gordon Theodore
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Theodore |
Surname | McCauley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur T. and Ada McCauley, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Jean McCauley, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | RG353 |
Markings | LK-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 279. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36312 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Worms. 349 aircraft, 11 losses. The only large raid on this town of the war. 1116 tons of high explosives were dropped and the town was said to be 39% destroyed. 64% of the buildings were destroyed including the cathedral and many municipal and cultural buildings. 239 people were killed and 35000 bombed out (from a population of just 58000) |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Obersülzen, Germany |