Rawlings, George William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George William |
Surname | Rawlings |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Annie Rawlings, of Anstey, Leicestershire. Husband of Rachel Irene Rawlings, of Anstey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL668 |
Markings | A4-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. G. 8-11. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S OWN TIME WE'LL MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 530 aircraft, 33 losses- all Lancasters (6.4%). The German fighters were particularly early joining this stream on this raid- many joining some 75 miles off the Dutch coast The diversionary raids were somewhat successful in luring the fighters away, particularly the Heligoland mining raid. As had now become the norm, Berlin was cloud-covered and sky-marking had to be used, Local reports stated that bombing was spread over a wide area, including smaller towns and village in the outskirts. 20000 people were bombed out and 50 industrial premises hit, including several that were important to war production. 56 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Steinberg, WNW of Wallenfels, Germany |