Ridley, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Ridley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB535 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barsingerhorn (Kolhorn) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 949503 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 534 aircraft without diversionary raids. 33 aircraft Lost (6.2%). Initial German attempts to intercept with night-fighters failed and the bomber stream was well on the way to Berlin before they met with any resistance. Complete cloud-cover over Berlin but concentrated damage in the centre nonetheless with additional widely scattered bombs. At least 1000 deaths on the ground, 2 industrial premises completely destroyed and a further 15 seriously damaged. The Propaganda Ministry was hit, as was the railway infrastructure |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Kolhorn, Holland |