Slater, George Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Robert |
Surname | Slater |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Minnie Slater, of Belvedere, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4406 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 37. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0035 (Block 1, Column 10, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 552486 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of P4406 44 Sqn |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7929 (P360909/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-07-1941 |
End Date | 28-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying off Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Kriegs-Marine flak and crashed into the sea off Lorient |