Cadmus, George Austen
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Austen |
Surname | Cadmus |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Jefferson Cadmus and Sarah Amy Morgan Cadmus, of Reepham, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK139 |
Markings | ZL-P P-Pampas |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 17. |
Epitaph | LOVINGLY IN OUR THOUGHTS. HIS PROUD PARENTS AND SISTERS "ONLY HAPPY MEMORIES" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16783 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Argentina |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft nickname: Pampas, after the pilot's homeland of Argentina (although his parents actually lived in Norfolk!) |
His father was born in New York, USA and his mother in Montevideo. George was fluent in both English and Spanish. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1943 |
End Date | 23-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Mülheim. 557 aircraft, 35 losses (6.3%) A thin layer of cloud hampered PFF marking efforts which were, nevertheless accurate (as detailed by the German report on the raid). As a result the bombing was concentrated and devastated this small town. All communications were cut off from Oberhausen, on which Mülheim was dependent for emergency services. 578 deaths and 1135 homes destroyed. A post war British report put the damage at 64% of the town. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Rheinhausen on the west bank of the Rhine, SW of Duisburg |