Kitson, George Graham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Graham |
Surname | Kitson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
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
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 | 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. |