John Richard Gilbert
Sergeant · Aus.412611 · 
Australian
- Died
- 27 January 1943, aged 20
- Fate
- Killed in action
Sergeant John Richard Gilbert (Aus.412611) of the Australian air forces was killed on active service on 27 January 1943, aged 20. He is commemorated at St. Mary Cray Cemetery, United Kingdom (Plot E. Div. 3. Grave 111.).
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Crew & operations
Flew as Other with No. 611 Squadron (West Lancashire).
- Lost on BL691 (Supermarine Spitfire) — Failed to return
Crew: Alton Ronald Mackay (Other)
Timeline
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27 January 1943
Lost in Supermarine Spitfire BL691
Other -
27 January 1943
Died
aged 20
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- St. Mary Cray Cemetery, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 27 January 1943: Lorient. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)