DAMBUSTERS Gordon, John Irvine

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gordon ​

• FORENAME

John Irvine ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

412218 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th February 1944 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

Coningsby Cemetery,Lincolnshire Row 64 Grave 1252 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 26.2.1912 Cessnock,New South Wales,Australia​

son of David Irvine and Mildred Gordon,Cessnock,New South Wales,Australia​

husband of Mary V.S. Gordon,London,England​

graduated B.A.,Dip.Ed.​

enlisted RAAF 22.6.1941 Sydney,New South Wales,Australia​

467 Squadron (Warrant Officer)​

award DFC (10.12.1943)​

617 Squadron​

navigator​

Lancaster DV382​

Transit flight from Ford​

crashed 0830 hours Waltham Down,Sussex ​