Brittain, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Brittain |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Graham and M. H. Brittain, of Carmichael, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7447 |
Markings | YH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hook of Holland General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 31. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HAD EVER HOPED FOR ALL THAT HE HAD HE GAVE. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 552121 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 28-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rotterdam |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off the Dutch coast |