Sanderson, George Charles Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Charles Peter |
Surname | Sanderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lieut.-Comdr. Percy George Sanderson, R.N. (Retd.), Lost As Ch. Engr. Offr. In S.S. Warlaby (West Hartlepool), 12Th February, 1941, and of Annie Sanderson, of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middlesbrough (Acklam) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 498. |
Epitaph | ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER CH. ENG. OFF. P.G. SANDERSON, M.N. (FORMERLY LIEUT. COMDR. R.N.) LOST AT SEA 12.2.1941 AGE 55 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 959645 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1941 |
End Date | 05-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in the air and crashed about 0240 at Garsington ,5 miles SE from the centre of Oxford. On impact ,the debris commenced to burn |