Warburton, George Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Ernest |
Surname | Warburton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Alfred and Elizabeth Iolet Warburton. of Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2749 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | CALLED TO A HIGHER SERVICE, LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411206 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | This plaque overlooks the site where Wellington 1c N2749 of 27 OTU RAF Lichfield crashed in the early hours of 19th July 1942. There were no survivors |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1942 |
End Date | 19-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have suffered an engine failure and crashed into houses close to the fish dock at Milford Haven |