Vincent, George Taylor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Taylor |
Surname | Vincent |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Taylor Vincent and Catherine Sarah Vincent (née Stanmore), of Andover, Hampshire. Husband of Eva Lilian Elizabeth Vincent (née Halstead), of Andover, whom he married in Andover in July 1936. His Brother, Maurice Howard Vincent, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4832 |
Markings | KM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 168. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0839 (Block 10, Column 5, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1180892 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | George T. Vincent Sgt in 44 Sqn Missing 1943 |
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" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 5 May 1912, Andover. George was a commercial traveller. He and Eva lived at The Drove, Andover. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 1802 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft was shot down by various flak batteries including 1./Schw.Flak Abt.677 at 2030 hrs, crashing into the sea off the French coast |