Warren, George Charles William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Charles William |
Surname | Warren |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Fredrick and Kate Warren, of Boston, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4858 |
Markings | PH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 31. |
Epitaph | I THANK MY GOD UPON EVERY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU. AU REVOIR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1580874 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Fuel tanks hit by flak in vicinity of target. 2 hours later order given to abandon aircraft due to lack of fuel |