Turner, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Turner |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Hannah H. Turner, of Oldham, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM682 |
Markings | PM-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. H. 1-7. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
Ribbon Stone | 1695 (Block 109, Column 9, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1594612 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt George Turner 16 Oct 25 - 14 Feb 45, Flt Eng, 103 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
That only 8 aircraft were lost during this infamous attack, two of which were due to a collision and at least one due to mechanical failure, is evidence of the complete air supremacy that the Allies had achieved by this point in the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1945 |
End Date | 14-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Dresden |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was hit, outbound, by Flak battery at Heppenheim, crashed at Winterkasten, 12 km ENE of Heppenheim |