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ACTON, George

Personal Information
Rank Cpl
Forename(s) George Alfred
Surname Acton
Gender M
Age 23
Decorations
Date of death 18-05-1941
Next of kin Son of Pte. George Acton, 18Th (Lancashire Hussars) Bn. The King's Liverpool Regt. (Killed In Action In France, 8Th November, 1918), and of Sarah Ethel Acton, of Storrington.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Bristol Blenheim IV
Serial Number L9413
Markings XD-D
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Storrington (St. Mary) Churchyard
Grave Reference .
Epitaph TREASURED MEMORIES. SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 121
Enlistment information
Service Number 550042
Service Royal Air Force
Group 2
Squadron 139 (Jamaica)
Trade Ground
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Gordon P R (Sgt)
Halbert R L R (Sgt)
Saunders A M (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 18-05-1941
End Date 18-05-1941
Takeoff Station Horsham St. Faith
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Training
Reason for Loss Crashed and burst into flames following a low pass over an army gun battery. Hit a pear tree and collided with a house causing severe damage