Schneider, Gordon Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Gordon Raymond |
Surname | Schneider |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Emilie Schneider, of Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB369 |
Markings | LQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14556. |
Epitaph | GOD CHOSE OUR SON FOR HIS OWN AND HAS TAKEN HIM BACK TO HIS HEAVENLY HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/121528 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 483 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitoes and a further 5 Mosquitoes to drop decoy flares south of the city. 25 Lancasters Lost (5.2%) and many more were Lost on their return to England due to very poor weather across almost all airfields. The target was cloud covered so sky-marking was used with reasonable accuracy. Most of the bombs hit housing and railway assets- very little damage was caused to industrial premises. The cumulative damage to the railway system was beginning to impact Germany's ability to deliver supplies to the eastern front by this stage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ely on return |