Walker, George Alec
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Alec |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Louisa Mary Walker. Husband of Marjorie Walker, of Pleasley Hill, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4108 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heerenveen (Nieuwehorne) Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 14. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AND DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1105111 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 CU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Buitenweg 15, Nieuwehorne, Friesland Province |
Country | the Netherlands |
Memorial Type | Marble memorial stone, inscribed metal plaque & metal aircraft sculpture |
Memorial Text |
In de nacht van 13 op 14 september 1942 stortte een Lancaster- bommenwerper van de britse Royal Air Force brandend neer in het weiland achter dit gedenkteken. de 7-koppige bemanning kwam daarbis om het leven.
Translation "On the night of 13/14 September 1942, Lancaster W4108 of 1654 HCU RAF was shot down by a German nightfighter and the 7 man crew were killed." |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 23:30 to bomb Aiming Point 'E'. Shot down 02:22 by Oblt. Ludwig Becker, II./NJG2, crashing onto farmland worked by the Kleistra brothers at Buytenweg, Oudehorne, Friesland, 10 km E of Heerenveene, Holland. |