Date of birth:

September 26th, 1921 (Vancouver/British-Columbia, Canada)

Date of death:

October 3rd, 1943 (Saint-Vith/Luxembourg, Belgium)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Hotton
Plot: 6. Row: C. Grave: 3.

Service number:

R128768

Nationality:

Canadian

Gordon was born on September 26 1921 in Vancouver, the son of Edward William and Mabel Crebbin nee Allison (both English) of Vancouver. They were married on June 1 1917 in Vancouver. He was the brother of Audrey Constance Crebbin, Ethel Crebbin Davies and Vera Winnifred Malella.

He was a paint maker and member of the Anglican Church. He visited the Lord Selkirk Public School from 1928-1934 and then from 1934-1938 the John Oliver High School. His sports were hiking, skiing and shooting (moderately) and his hobbies were collecting stamps and photography.

He enlisted on September 4 1941 in Vancouver and he went on August 18 1942 thereafter overseas to the UK. He received on July 20 1942 the Air Observer’s Badge in Canada. He took part after the arrival in the UK to the 13 different air operations of his squadron on NW Europe.

Gordon was killed in action on Sunday 3 October 1943 at the age of 22, exactly seven days after his 22nd birthday due to a crash with the Halifax LK925 SE-R. The aircraft had been hit by a night fighter after an attack on Kassel Germany . He was then temporarily buried in St Vith Belgium before being reburied in Hotton on 24 June 1947. The other RCAF crew members killed were Sgt Calvin H. Wardrope, age 19 in grave 6-C-2 and P/O Lennox C. Main, age 23 in grave 6-C-1.
The remaining crew members W/O John Reynoldson (RCAF), W/O Lester L. Cudmore (RCAF), Grappa C. Storey (RAF) and F/Sgt Stan D. Peters (RAF) were made prisoners of war. F/Sgt Ray A. De Pape managed to escape. All of them survived the war.

On his headstone: PROMOTED TO A HIGHER SQUADRON AND SAFE AT LAST. LOVED AND MISSED BY ALL

His mother was awarded in January 1945 The Memorial Bar.

A plaque is unveiled on May 17 1998 in St Vith Belgium by De Pape and Peters with the names mentioned of the all the 8 crew members.

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