Micklefield, George Cyril Rowland
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Cyril Rowland |
Surname | Micklefield |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Micklefield. Husband of Hilda Jessie Micklefield, of Chelmsford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE174 |
Markings | AR-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Donnemain-Saint-Mames Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1216702 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
There is some doubt as to the veracity of his age as recorded by CWGC. A school photograph of George taken in 1935-36 suggests he was 13 to 14 years of age when the photo was taken. Also, a deceased family member claimed George was born in 1921, meaning that he would likely have been 23 when lost. |
Known as "Dump" because he liked dumplings! |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Orleans |
Reason for Loss | Shown down by a night-fighter flown by Ofhr. Johannes Strassner, of 2./NJG2 - SW of Chartres at 01:36. Crashed at Donnemain-St-Mames {Eure-et-Loir} |