Young, Gordon Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Gordon Kenneth |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of S. Kenneth Young and Llewella M. Young, of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE501 |
Markings | HD-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Seraincourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4-6. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT DEAD WHO RESTS IN WAR'S VAST SEPULCHRE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/90189 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Seraincourt, NW of Rethel, France |