Kitson, George Graham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Graham |
Surname | Kitson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Thomson Kitson and Dorothy Eunice Kitson, of 48, Howard Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4377 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | TO THE WORLD JUST ONE, TO US ALL THE WORLD. MOTHER, JOANE, DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 946806 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 22 Nov 1915. Born in Worcester and lived at 15, Droitwich Road. Attended King's School Worcester from 1927 to 1933. His father was a chemist |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Maj. Walter Ehle of Stab II./NJG1 (his 29th victory). Crashed at approximately 01:50 hours near Boschweg Road, behind the De Ketting Café in a forested area of Boxtel, Netherlands. All of the crew perished. The local fire brigade attended the scene when a bomb exploded in the burning wreckage killing two firemen and seriously injuring three more. The two dead firemen were Petrius van der Ven and Martinus Goossens. |