Fletcher, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Fletcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Norah Fletcher, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB122 |
Markings | ZN-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 1. Row N. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | JUST A CORNER IN THIS FOREIGN LAND THAT WILL BE FOR EVER ENGLAND |
Ribbon Stone | 0979 (Block 11, Column 18, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1595386 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt G. Fletcher Air Gunner 106 Sqn |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Leuna |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, the Lancaster flew into the ground at a steep angle at 23:59 near Vignacourt (Somme), 16 km NW of Amiens. |