Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DFC, DSO 1 bar (39438)
1918-1944
Born 12th August 1918, Simla, India
Died 19th September 1944 age 26, Steenbergen, Holland
Buried at Steenbergen-en-Kruisland, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Netherlands (see below)
At the tender age of three, Guy Gibson was brought back to England in 1921, he was educated at St Georges Prep school in Folkstone and St Edwards school Oxford. His family lived in Porthleven Cornwall. He later joined the RAF in 1936. Following the Dams raid Gibson left the squadron he did however remain in the RAF. After returning from a trip to America with Winston Churchill he found time to write a book entitled "Enemy coast ahead",but this was no replacement for flying, his continual harassment of the Ministry to get back in the air eventually paid off.
On the 19th September 1944 he flew out of Woodhall Spa on a bombing mission flying a Mosquito from 627 squadron, having completed the bombing raid Gibson went on to check anti aircraft positions, sadly the mosquito crashed Killing both Gibson and his navigator Squadron Leader J.B Warwick.
