Bolland, George Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Eric |
Surname | Bolland |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Tessie Bolland, of Cleveleys, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB530 |
Markings | LQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. G. 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2206444 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Left the aircraft but did not survive the descent |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- to attack the southern half of the city. 528 aircraft, 14 Lancasters lost. The southern half of the city was destroyed. The air-raid recording seems to have broken down completely by this point as there are no details of this raid. |
Reason for Loss |