Sergeant Gilbert Ernest Rose
Date of Birth Circa 1911
Place of Birth
Air Force Branch RAF (VR)
Rank Sgt
Service Number 1318644
Awards
Date of Death 23/06/1943
Location
Squadron 218
Aircraft type Shorts Stirling BF572 HA-K
Location of Memorial Runnymede Memorial Panel 163
Next of kin Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Jane Rose, of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The following report appeared in the Wiltshire Gazette on 1st July 1943;
Chippenham Sergeant Missing.
Mrs Rose of St Mary Street, Chippenham has received official intimation that her son Sgt Gilbert Ernest Rose Flt Engineer of the RAF is missing. Aged 32 and single he was for 14 years employed at the Westinghouse and joined the RAF two years ago. He went to Ivy Lane School and served for a time in the Home Guard. Sgt Rose's father who died 10 years ago was an Army Sgt and served in Egypt many years ago and in the last war being with the 10th Hussars, Black Watch and Royal Scots.
Place of Birth
Air Force Branch RAF (VR)
Rank Sgt
Service Number 1318644
Awards
Date of Death 23/06/1943
Location
Squadron 218
Aircraft type Shorts Stirling BF572 HA-K
Location of Memorial Runnymede Memorial Panel 163
Next of kin Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Jane Rose, of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The following report appeared in the Wiltshire Gazette on 1st July 1943;
Chippenham Sergeant Missing.
Mrs Rose of St Mary Street, Chippenham has received official intimation that her son Sgt Gilbert Ernest Rose Flt Engineer of the RAF is missing. Aged 32 and single he was for 14 years employed at the Westinghouse and joined the RAF two years ago. He went to Ivy Lane School and served for a time in the Home Guard. Sgt Rose's father who died 10 years ago was an Army Sgt and served in Egypt many years ago and in the last war being with the 10th Hussars, Black Watch and Royal Scots.
Sources: CWGC, Photograph Clive Lewis