Wartnaby, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Wartnaby |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edward Wartnaby and of Gertrude Mary Wartnaby, of Loughborough. Husband of Peggy Wartnaby, of Syston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | X3890 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Seagrave Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 25. |
Epitaph | THROUGH GLORY TO THE SKIES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581545 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 30-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Training - Cross Country |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Upper Heyford on a training Cross Country flight which it completed, on return to base while still airborne they were ordered to fly a second sortie it was during this second sortie that the aircraft crashed at 00.05 hrs into the side of Brown Clee Hill near Kidderminster |