Nicholson, Gerald Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Thomas |
Surname | Nicholson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Thomas Nicholson and Julia Mary Nicholson, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK794 |
Markings | LK-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 235. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 219 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1523535 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/2052/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 18-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Caen, France |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire on the outbound leg, exploded and crashed between Reading and Maidenhead. |