Chaffe, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Chaffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Rice Chaffe and Annie Ethel Chaffe, of Dartmouth, Devon. Husband of Audrey Mary Chaffe, of Dartmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND842 |
Markings | PH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Magny Churchyard, Eure-Et-Loir |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND GEORGE DARLING DADDY OF BRIAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1602209 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Squadron Motto | Leads the field |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield Memorial Walk, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 1602209 F/Sgt George Chaffe 12 Squadron 16 May 1915 - Sat 01 July 1944 Born in Dartmouth - South Devon All 7 crew members are buried in a collective grave in Magny Churchyard - France |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and fell at Magny, SW of Chartres |