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Gerald Randolph Pond

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond

August 10, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/89871

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

March 24, 1920
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

October 22, 1942
Moncton, New Brunswick

Son of Hedley and Helen Pond of North Devon, New Brunswick. Husband of Audrey Pond of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 419 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SOFIA WAR CEMETERY
Bulgaria

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 2. B. 1-3.

Location:

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is on the Golem Asker River, at the foot of the Vitosha Mountains. It is on the main railway line to Istanbul, Turkey. Sofia Protestant Cemetery, which is a section of the main town cemetery, is 2 kilometres north of the railway station and SOFIA WAR CEMETERY is part of this cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Identification– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Identification – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of GERALD RANDOLPH POND– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of GERALD RANDOLPH POND – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Wellington bomber LP189 of 142SQN RAF was lost during an attack on the Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania - crew: RAAF 418123 Pilot Officer Charles Gifford Hill (Pilot) / RAAF 426784 Flight Sergeant Robert Thurlow (Air Bomber) / RAF 1393385 Flight Sergeant Peter August Shepherd (Navigator) / RAF 1022033 Flight Sergeant William Grisdale (Wireless Operator Air) / RCAF J/89871 Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond (Air Gunner)

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    Grave marker – Wellington bomber LP189 of 142SQN RAF was lost during an attack on the Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania - crew: RAAF 418123 Pilot Officer Charles Gifford Hill (Pilot) / RAAF 426784 Flight Sergeant Robert Thurlow (Air Bomber) / RAF 1393385 Flight Sergeant Peter August Shepherd (Navigator) / RAF 1022033 Flight Sergeant William Grisdale (Wireless Operator Air) / RCAF J/89871 Pilot Officer Gerald Randolph Pond (Air Gunner)
  • Photo of Gerald Randolph Pond

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    Photo of Gerald Randolph Pond
  • Frederiction War Memorial

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    Frederiction War Memorial
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