Sadler, Gertrude Irene
Personal Information
Rank | Senior Matron |
Forename(s) | Gertrude Irene |
Surname | Sadler |
Gender | F |
Age | 41 |
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Date of Death | 04-10-1945 |
Next of Kin | Daughter of William George North Sadler and Sarah Jane Sadler, of 2 Esslemont Avenue, Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA278 |
Markings | -F F-Freddie |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cassino Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 254580 |
Service | South African Military Nursing Service |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Passenger (Nurse) |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 13 Aug 1904 In Tynemouth. She is also remembered on the Royal London Hospital War Memorial, Whitechapel. |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1945 |
End Date | 04-10-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Glatton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Dodge- transporting personnel to Italy |
Reason for Loss | Met with bad weather while flying at 2000' (since there was no heating or oxygen for the nurses on board) over Corsica . Radioed other aircraft to indicate F/L Taylor was turning back to Marseilles due to engine difficulties. Nothing further was heard and no wreckage was found during the subsequent air-sea rescue operation |