Symes, George Jeffrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Jeffrey |
Surname | Symes |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louise Symes of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Husband of Jane B. Symes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB303 |
Markings | ZN-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. G. 5-9. |
Epitaph | HE FOUGHT FOR HIS BELIEFS AND WON- HIS FLIGHT IS NOW COMPLETE. PSALM 23 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28570 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Symes Island, Manitoba; Within Bigstone Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1944 |
End Date | 01-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Lepelstraat (Zuid-Holland), about 10km north of Bergen op Zoom. |