Spearman, Gordon Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Douglas |
Surname | Spearman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Mary Spearman. Husband of Betty Spearman, of Anerley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND617 |
Markings | LQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 253. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86564 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 07-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mantes la Jolie- to bomb railway installations. 149 aircraft claimed an accurate attack, although local reports state that portions of the town were hit with the church, the town hall and a school all being destroyed. 54 civilians were killed |
Reason for Loss | Exploded with great force over the target |