George, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | George |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Margaret George, of Abbey Wood, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG405 |
Markings | MA-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 150. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658532 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
The two Dutch agents had already been dropped prior to the incident and landed safely. They were G.A. van Borssum Buisman and H. Letteboer. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1943 |
End Date | 23-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Special Intelligence Service/ Special Operations Executive- Operation St Paul, Harrow and Catarrh, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down on the return leg by a night fighter flown by Major Helmut Lent of Stab IV./NJG1 and crashed in the Ijsselmeer |