Slater, George Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Robert |
Surname | Slater |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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) |
Squadron Motto | Fulmina regis iusta (The king's thunderbolts are righteous) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ |
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
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 | 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 |