Perry, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Perry |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Perry, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Husband of Ann Campbell Perry, of Paisley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM106 |
Markings | PH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 236. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823401 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Squadron Motto | Leads the field |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 27/168/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/13 |
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 | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Courtrai |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |