McCullum, George Roger
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Roger |
Surname | McCullum |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert George and Delrita Cecelia McCullum, of Beverley Hills, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB281 |
Markings | ZN-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. J. 6-9. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 433857 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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
Those who perished were initially buried in Wildbad Cemetery French Military Plot Flt Sgt Hanscombe RAAF: Grave 601 Coffin 51. Sgt Sands; Grave 609 Coffin 50. Fg Off Thompson RAAF; Grave 608 Coffin 49. WO Menzies RAAF; Grave 607 Coffin 48. Flt Sgt Allbon RAAF/Flt Sgt McCullum RAAF; Grave 611 Coffin 52. Reinterred 13 August 1948. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 05-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Heilbronn |
Reason for Loss | In a later report Flt Sgt Burton (PoW) stated “the aircraft iced up, went out of control and crashed with the full crew on board between Stuttgart and Heilbronn. The aircraft burned when it crashed.” |