Date: 24th May 1942
Unit: No. 407 Squadron R.C.A.F.
Type: Hudson V
Base: R.A.F. Bircham Newton
Location: R.A.F. Thorney Island (Detachment)
Ground Crew: L.A.C. Gilbert James Prince R/65372 R.C.A.F. Age 22. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
Gilbert Price was an armorer and at the time was on detachment to R.A.F. Thorny Island when he was killed whilst cleaning the guns on an Hudson.
Based at Bircham Newton he was returned there for a funeral with full military honours. L.A.C. Prince worked at the Cape Breton Airport prior to enlisting in the R.C.A.F.
L.A.C. Gilbert James Prince (A.R.Society archives)
Funeral of L.A.C. Prince (Courtesy Brian Hillman)
(Courtesy Mike Harrison)
Hudson V
Burial Details:
L.A.C. Gilbert James Prince. Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 11.
Son of Malcolm and the late Mary Elizabeth Prince, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Researched by Brian Hillman / Kelvin T. Youngs (A.R. Society) For relatives of this ground crew member killed in the most tragic of circumstances.
