Beckwith, George Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Joseph |
Surname | Beckwith |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Edgar George and Hilda Beckwith, of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland. His Brother Edgar Alan Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2770 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 40. Row 2. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 923724 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7814 (P360780/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in sea, his was the only body found |