Service Details
Name:
 HOUGH
Given Name:
 GILBERT WALTER
Initials:
 G W
Service No:
 777873
Trade:
 W.Op./Air Gnr.
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 44 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-05-09
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Date of Birth:
 1918-04-14
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Avro Lancaster R5568, aircraft was lost near Lambrechtshagen, 7 km WNW of Rostock. The wreckage was found close to Lancaster I R5555 which suggests the aircraft may have collided
Additional
Information:
Son of Gilbert Samuel and Blanch Ralph Hough, of Hillside, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Entered Grey House in January 1931. Before leaving school in December 1935, he passed his Junior Certificate examination, represented the School 2nd teams in Rugger and Cricket, and took an active part in Dramatics. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Berlin, Berlin
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Cemetery:
 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 8. A. 11.

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