Bainbridge, George Harvey
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Harvey |
Surname | Bainbridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Nellie May Bainbridge, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV244 |
Markings | UM-L2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. H. 21-25. |
Epitaph | ALL THAT YOU HOPED FOR, ALL YOU HAD YOU GAVE, NOT FOR SELF BUT MANKIND TO SAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86239 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Plittersdorf, 6km NW of Rastatt. |