Mortimer, George Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Alexander |
Surname | Mortimer |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Chapple Mortimer and Jessie Maclean Smith Mortimer, of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG219 |
Markings | JE-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 14. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR A WARLESS WORLD AND FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF MANKIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/35773 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 195 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1164/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1164/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 04-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Solingen. 176 Lancasters of 3 Group, 4 lost (1.7%). Bombing was badly scattered and the raid was not a success. |
Reason for Loss | Exploded over the target area |