George, Cecil Spencer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cecil Spencer |
Surname | George |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Cecil and Ethel George, of Plymouth. Husband of Irene George, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1498 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Gen. Grave 9670. |
Epitaph | A HERO'S RESTING PLACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 915708 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote Location, A’Choire Mhor, Highlands, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | This plaque is in memory of those personnel killed & injured when a Whitley MKV Aircraft operating with 19 OTU RAF Kinloss crashed here on 6th January 1942 |
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11416 (P365199/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 06-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a mountainside near Inverness |