Identity
Person No.
18764
Service No.
1338154
Last Name
First Name
Joseph John Gordon
Initials
J J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Stirling LJ540, airborne from Wigsley for a long night navigation and bombing exercise at the Bassingham ranges. Whilst in the range area, shot down at 0125 by Me410 intruder thought to be from 2/KG51. Aircraft crashed at Hilltop Farm, Caythorpe. The farmer, Mr. Theaker, erected a memorial at the crash site
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Joseph and Jane Nicholson; husband of Joan Nicholson, of Witbank, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project