Bonham, Gordon Loversidge "Snowy"

Date of death:: September 25th, 1944
Buried on:: Brookwood Military Cemetery
Plot: 8. Row: AA. Grave: 15.
Nationality:: New Zealander (1907-1947, Dominion UK)

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 243 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: April 28th, 1944

"He fought courageously, pressing home his attack with great determination in spite of the fact that he had a serious bullet wound in a knee which caused him great pain. He displayed a high degree of skill and determination in flying back to base and landing the damaged aircraft before he fainted from loss of blood."