Whitaker, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Whitaker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Laurence Ellis Whitaker and Irene Whitaker, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9603 |
Markings | TL-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rozendaal Castle Private Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 653. |
Epitaph | LET THE LAST MORROW TELL WHAT WE HAVE DONE Poem: The Truth by Archibald Lampman |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 45055 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10192 (P363647/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/18 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Rover patrol of the Ruhr- Essen as objective |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Rozendaal, Holland |