George, Richard Melvin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Melvin |
Surname | George |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Joseph and Lillian Margaret George, of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ987 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/100105 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Presumed downed into the sea off Belgium |