Hicks, George Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Walter |
Surname | Hicks |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Alice M. Hicks, of Poplar, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3336 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park |
Grave Reference | Square 192. Grave 110608. |
Epitaph | A FAITHFUL SON WITH NOBLE MIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1381897 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1942 |
End Date | 17-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | T/O carrying 8 x 11 and a half pound practice bombs and equipped with Gee and IFF. Strayed from track, crashed and caught fire on Carlside Fell in the Skiddaw range, near Bassenthwaite and 7 miles ENE from Cockermouth, Cumberland. |