Henson, George Knowsley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Knowsley |
Surname | Henson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest William Hearfield Henson and Marion Jane Henson, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3659 |
Markings | LS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. B. 13. |
Epitaph | THOUGH HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE, HE IS NOT DEAD. HE LIVES FOR EVER IN OUR MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/62015 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Henson Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8257 (P361302/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 13-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Berzen, 30km SSE of Bremen |