Minchin, George Henry
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | George Henry |
Surname | Minchin |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hugh and Esme Lynette Minchin. Husband of Ivy Lorna Minchin, of Leeton, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK803 |
Markings | PT-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row J. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421661 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) 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 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Spun and crashed within three minutes of takeoff |