Pryke, George Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Arthur |
Surname | Pryke |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Gertrude Lilly Pryke, of Culworth, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK694 |
Markings | LS-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. D. 1-20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 648137 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/60 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/59 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 608 aircraft, 25 losses (4.1%). PFF went with a 'dual plan' because it was not certain whether there might be a break in the cloud. In fact it was cloud covered so sky-marking had to be used. Only 7 of the 12 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes reached the target and only 6 of these actually dropped markers. Despite this, the main force delivered Cologne's worst attack of the war with 43 industrial, 6 military and 6368 other buildings completely destroyed. The cathedral was also seriously damaged. 4377 deaths and some 230000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Lommel, Belgium |