Nesbitt, Gordon Brydon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Brydon |
Surname | Nesbitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John R. Nesbitt and Ida Maud Nesbitt, of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada. B.S.A. (University of Manitoba). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | JA119 |
Markings | QO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery, Yorkshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 353. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/123738 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Nesbitt Lake, Manitoba; 7km west of Wells Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1943 |
End Date | 16-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated and crashed near Malton, North Yorkshire |