Proctor, George Mansell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Mansell |
Surname | Proctor |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 23-08-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Annie Proctor, of Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito |
Serial Number | KB194 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 105. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424519 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
Both members of the crew were very experienced and had flown at least 33 operational sorties with 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-08-1945 |
End Date | 23-08-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Barford St. John |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have lost control in cloud. Broke up and crashed at Heath Farm, Great Rollright |