George, Gordon Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Victor |
Surname | George |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon James George and Ellen Beatrice George, of Briston, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME828 |
Markings | HW-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. E. 4. |
Epitaph | YOUR MEMORY IS OUR GREATEST TREASURE. LOVING MUM, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1647557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed near Eschersheimer Landstrasse in Frankfurt |