Tickner, Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald |
Surname | Tickner |
Gender | M |
Age | 17 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest George and Winnifred May Tickner, of Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ912 |
Markings | C8-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. A. 17. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORY AT HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1865826 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Only 17 years of age when he died and had been in service for at least 18 months, making him well under the required enlistment age. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen (Nordstern synthetic oil plant). 140 aircraft. A smoke screen prevented the bombers assessing the damage. 2 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bottrop, Germany |