Wilson, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Wilson, of Burnside, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ585 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Andover Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H. Grave 49. |
Epitaph | THE HOUR COMETH IN THE WHICH ALL THAT ARE IN THE TOMBS SHALL COME FORTH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1345905 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
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 | 03-08-1943 |
End Date | 04-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed attempting to land at the relief landing ground at Ramsbury in Wiltshire following an engine five |