Gayfer, John Burton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Burton |
Surname | Gayfer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John E. Gayfer and Eva M. Gayfer, of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5589 |
Markings | LQ-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barmby-on-the-Moor Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI Latin: It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country/homeland. Horace Odes 3:2:13 ED's note "that same old lie" Wilfred Owen |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/18039A |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11387 (P365158/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1942 |
End Date | 05-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Developed engine trouble and crashed while trying to force land N of York |