James Neil Gordon
Sergeant · R/259515 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 18
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Sergeant James Neil Gordon of the Canadian air forces served as the mid-upper gunner of Lancaster ME774 with No. 626 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft failed to return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 18. He is commemorated at Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Mid-upper gunner with No. 626 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ME774 UM-L2 (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Jack Ogilvie Smith (Bomb aimer) · H.c. Greb (Flight engineer) · Ladimer Jacob Bernaski (Navigator) · William Francis Pocock (Pilot) · Alfred Cyril Seymour Barker (Rear gunner) · N.d. Bishop (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Mid-upper gunner, ME774 UM-L2 — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 18
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)