Cartwright, George Stevenson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Stevenson |
Surname | Cartwright |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brigadier General George Strachan Cartwright, C.B., C.M.G., Officier De La Legion D'Honneur, and of Kate Mary Cartwright (Nee Stevenson), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rhodes Scholar, Christ Church (Oxon), B.A. (University of Toronto), B.A., B.Litt. (Oxon) Christ Church College. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ764 |
Markings | KW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 35. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/11102 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Beetley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of members of the crew of Wellington BJ764 of 425 Sqn RCAF which crashed while trying to land on 10th November 1942 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church College, Oxford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 10-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 213 aircraft, 15 losses (7.0%). Many weather problems, including cloud, wind and icing, and absence of a successful PFF marker conspired to make this raid relatively unsuccessful |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NW of Norwich while trying to land at Swanton Morley. Two of the crew had already baled out over enemy territory and became PoWs |