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Flight Sergeant John Burton Gayfer

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Flight Sergeant John Burton Gayfer

Birth
Ingersoll, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
5 Jan 1942 (aged 22)
England
Burial
Barmby Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Plot
Row F. Grave 3.
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Military Service

Service Number: R/18039A

Age: 22

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 405 Sqdn.


Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.


He died when his aircraft, Wellington #W 5589, attempted a forced landing with one engine on fire and crashed at the Strenshall Military Camp, Strenshall, England. Flight Sergeant S. Wityck, Flight Sergeant W.A. Robertson and Flight Sergeant Osborne Bayfield Le Furgey were also killed.

Military Service

Service Number: R/18039A

Age: 22

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 405 Sqdn.


Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.


He died when his aircraft, Wellington #W 5589, attempted a forced landing with one engine on fire and crashed at the Strenshall Military Camp, Strenshall, England. Flight Sergeant S. Wityck, Flight Sergeant W.A. Robertson and Flight Sergeant Osborne Bayfield Le Furgey were also killed.

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DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Margaret Rose
  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117240515/john_burton-gayfer: accessed ), memorial page for Flight Sergeant John Burton Gayfer (9 Dec 1919–5 Jan 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117240515, citing St Catherine Churchyard, Barmby Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).