Wakefield, Gordon Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Gordon Sydney |
Surname | Wakefield |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Hilda Vera Wakefield, of Wisbech. Western. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8863 |
Markings | KO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wisbech (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Western Div. 3. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY'S GARDEN WE WALK EVERY DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1215618 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On disused railway line adjacent to HMP Whitemoor, March, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller with Inscribed brass plaques, trees & info board |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to the crew of Wellington Mk1c Z8863 KO-G of 115 Sqn crashed here on November 24th 1941 with the loss of all crew |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The aircraft was carrying a crew of six and three members of the ground staff |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1941 |
End Date | 24-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a row of railway trucks on the March to Spalding line while taking part in a low-level flying exercise |