Gage, John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Gage |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clement and Annie Gage, of Harnham, Salisbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2501 |
Markings | LN-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 11. |
Epitaph | TIME OR YEARS WILL NEVER DIM THE HAPPY MEMORIES LEFT OF HIM. GOD BLESS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745360 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died in captivity at Stalag Kopernikus. Killed when Allied fighters mistakenly opened fire on a column of marching PoW, mistaking them for German troops. The incident took place near Gresse, Germany |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1940 |
End Date | 05-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crew became disorientated after encountering light flak. Landed at Vitry en Artois after noticing landing lights, thinking they were over England. |