Ellsworth, Gordon Leroy (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-September-10

Flight Sergeant Gordon Leroy Ellsworth RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-January-21

Born:

Parents: Roy Mac. Ellsworth & Marietta Ellsworth

Spouse:

Home: Port Colborne, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity

Base

RAF East Moor

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/66341

Home
Google MapPort Colborne, Ontario (parents)
Target
Google MapDusseldorf Germany
Final Burial
Google MapOostende New Communal Cemetery
Plot 9 Row 4 Grave 39

158 Squadron RAF (Strength In Unity) RAF East Moor. Halifax II aircraft W 7745 NP-K was shot down by flak during a operation to Dusseldorf, Germany and crashed in the sea North Sea 20 km southwest of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

FS GL Ellsworth (RCAF), Squadron Leader PB Robinson DFC (RAF), Pilot Officer WA Thomas (RAFVR) and Pilot Officer AH Hanson DFC (RAF) were killed in action. They are buried in various cemeteries in the Netherlands

Second Pilot FS AJ Sutton (RAFVR) was originally missing, presumed killed in action. FS Sutton's body washed ashore at Dijksterburen on 1942-10-12 and he was buried in Friesland, Netherlands

Sergeant GA Smith (RAF), FS JGE Davis (RAFVR) and FS P Silverman (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. They have no known graves and are all commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial

Unvetted Source 158 Squadron Halifax II W7445 NP-K Sq/Ldr. Robinson, RAF East Moor,...

Unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

Unvetted Source search T/R number

Cenotaph at Morgan's Point Cemetery, Wainfleet, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax W7745

Sergeant James George Edward Davis RAFVR

Sergeant Davis, James George Edward (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Gordon Leroy Ellsworth RCAF

Flight Sergeant Ellsworth, Gordon Leroy (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium

Pilot Officer Arthur Howard Hanson RAF

Pilot Officer Hanson, Arthur Howard (RAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Middelkirke Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Squadron Leader Peter Bettley Robinson RAF

Squadron Leader Robinson, Peter Bettley (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium

Flight Sergeant Phillip Silverman RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Silverman, Phillip (RAFVR)
Mid-Upper Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Geoffrey Archie Smith RAF

Sergeant Smith, Geoffrey Archie (RAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Anthony John Sutton RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Sutton, Anthony John (RAFVR)
2nd Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Harlingen General Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands

Pilot Officer William Albert Thomas RAFVR

Pilot Officer Thomas, William Albert (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Belgium