Mitchell, George William Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George William Arthur |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Henry and Emma Julia Mitchell, of Hartford, Huntingdonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ964 |
Markings | PH-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | HE HAD A BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND A HEART OF GOLD, THE FINEST SON THE WORLD COULD HOLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334834 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-09-1942 |
End Date | 01-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying off Dutch coast |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 2110hrs near Bergen (Noord Holland). It is thought that pilot was blinded by searchlight just before the crash |