Faulkner, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Faulkner |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Date of Death | 29-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Nellie Faulkner. Husband of Nellie Faulkner, of Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD206 |
Markings | TC-B Mama's Madhouse |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. E. 12. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 849211 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Squadron Motto | Videre non videri (To see and not be seen) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 29-12-1944 |
End Date | 30-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Schloven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Recklinghausen, no survivors |