Stromberg, Gordon Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Henry |
Surname | Stromberg |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Alice Mary Stromberg, of Watford, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LL727 |
Markings | JI-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens |
Grave Reference | Plot 7. Row E. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | OUR YOUNGEST AND DEAREST, LOVED BY ALL; PROUDLY WE REMEMBER, SADLY WE MISS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1386539 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving seven crew, four evaded capture and four became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at St Eusoye, NE of Beauvais, France |