Relph, Gordon Turnbull
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Turnbull |
Surname | Relph |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Margaret Jane Relph. Husband of Jean Relph, of Cargo Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL715 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Little Massingham (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | I SHALL PASS THROUGH THIS WORLD BUT ONCE; ANY GOOD THING THAT I CAN DO, LET ME DO IT NOW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 920230 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 27-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Abbeville- to bomb the airfield |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and ditched. F/S Relph was killed and the gunners were injured. The pilot escaped injury. |