Inniss, George Harold Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Harold Frederick |
Surname | Inniss |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Humpleby Inniss and Caroline Maria Inniss (née Jamieson), of Barbarees Hill, St. Michael, Barbados. Arts Graduate of Durham University. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD750 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row A. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | UNKNOWN, UNHERALDED, HE WENT WITH JUST ONE THOUGHT, THE DUTY TO BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 43036 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Barbados |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
There are two memorials to this aircraft and its crew in France: One in the town square in Pont St. Martin, the other a few miles away close to the location of the crash. Both memorials are shared between Wallington R1374 and Hampden AD750, both of which crashed in 1941, not far apart. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5010 (P357167/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1941 |
End Date | 05-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on the run-in and crashed near Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), where all are buried in the Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery |