Lilley, George Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Henry |
Surname | Lilley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Maude Mary Lilley, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ899 |
Markings | BM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 3. |
Epitaph | LIKE HIS NAMESAKE THE LILY, TALL AND FAIR, A GALLANT LAD, HE DIED IN THE AIR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1571830 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off Kiel, Germany. 89 aircraft, 3 lost (3.4%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Baltic Sea |