Gerald Edward Blandford, Son of William Lionel and Grace Emma Blandford, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Gerald served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster PB127 115 Squadron crashed near Lechterke-Wohld Quakenbrück Germany...
Took off from RAF Witchford at 21:51 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Josef Förster of the 8./NJG 2, who had taken off from Volkel airfield (the Netherlands) in Ju 88 G-6 4R+OS.
Those who were killed are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. At 37, Sgt Ginn was older than most who served in Bomber Command:
Those who perished were initially buried in Quakebruck Badbergenerstr Cemetery.
Reinterred 20 December 1947.
Crew
Pilot: 41655 Flt Lt Donald Gordon Belyea - PoW/Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 7335.
Flight Engineer: 1895342 Sgt Raymond Henry Ginn - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row B Grave 14.
Navigator: 153282 Fg Off Alan William Hickling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Bomb Aimer: 153468 Fg Off Gerald Edward Blandford - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Wireless Operator: 1600730 Sgt Don Gutteridge - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1874914 Sgt Dennis Charles Mardling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Rear Gunner: J/89872 Plt Off Leo Patrick Galvin RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Took off from RAF Witchford at 21:51 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Josef Förster of the 8./NJG 2, who had taken off from Volkel airfield (the Netherlands) in Ju 88 G-6 4R+OS.
Those who were killed are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. At 37, Sgt Ginn was older than most who served in Bomber Command:
Those who perished were initially buried in Quakebruck Badbergenerstr Cemetery.
Reinterred 20 December 1947.
Crew
Pilot: 41655 Flt Lt Donald Gordon Belyea - PoW/Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 7335.
Flight Engineer: 1895342 Sgt Raymond Henry Ginn - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row B Grave 14.
Navigator: 153282 Fg Off Alan William Hickling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Bomb Aimer: 153468 Fg Off Gerald Edward Blandford - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Wireless Operator: 1600730 Sgt Don Gutteridge - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1874914 Sgt Dennis Charles Mardling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Rear Gunner: J/89872 Plt Off Leo Patrick Galvin RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Gerald Edward Blandford, Son of William Lionel and Grace Emma Blandford, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Gerald served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster PB127 115 Squadron crashed near Lechterke-Wohld Quakenbrück Germany...
Took off from RAF Witchford at 21:51 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Josef Förster of the 8./NJG 2, who had taken off from Volkel airfield (the Netherlands) in Ju 88 G-6 4R+OS.
Those who were killed are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. At 37, Sgt Ginn was older than most who served in Bomber Command:
Those who perished were initially buried in Quakebruck Badbergenerstr Cemetery.
Reinterred 20 December 1947.
Crew
Pilot: 41655 Flt Lt Donald Gordon Belyea - PoW/Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 7335.
Flight Engineer: 1895342 Sgt Raymond Henry Ginn - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row B Grave 14.
Navigator: 153282 Fg Off Alan William Hickling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Bomb Aimer: 153468 Fg Off Gerald Edward Blandford - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Wireless Operator: 1600730 Sgt Don Gutteridge - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1874914 Sgt Dennis Charles Mardling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Rear Gunner: J/89872 Plt Off Leo Patrick Galvin RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Took off from RAF Witchford at 21:51 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Josef Förster of the 8./NJG 2, who had taken off from Volkel airfield (the Netherlands) in Ju 88 G-6 4R+OS.
Those who were killed are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. At 37, Sgt Ginn was older than most who served in Bomber Command:
Those who perished were initially buried in Quakebruck Badbergenerstr Cemetery.
Reinterred 20 December 1947.
Crew
Pilot: 41655 Flt Lt Donald Gordon Belyea - PoW/Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 7335.
Flight Engineer: 1895342 Sgt Raymond Henry Ginn - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row B Grave 14.
Navigator: 153282 Fg Off Alan William Hickling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Bomb Aimer: 153468 Fg Off Gerald Edward Blandford - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Wireless Operator: 1600730 Sgt Don Gutteridge - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1874914 Sgt Dennis Charles Mardling - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C Collective Grave 8-10.
Rear Gunner: J/89872 Plt Off Leo Patrick Galvin RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row C
Collective Grave 8-10.
Inscription
TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON. DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HIS MEMORY WE KEEP
Gravesite Details
153468
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
