Hetherington, George Donald Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Donald Frederick |
Surname | Hetherington |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Athol and Beatrice Hetherington, of Toronto, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB633 |
Markings | P4-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | N. 26. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS LIKE A FLOWING BROOK (Adaptation of Proverbs 18:4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38232 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The three survivors were unharmed and looked after by a US Army Division before being transported back to Scampton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Ulm |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Lancaster over France, partially abandoned and then crashed near Laon |