Rimmer, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Rimmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Gladys Frances Rimmer, of Hesketh Bank, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3804 |
Markings | RT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. C. 16-18. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (For The Fallen – Poem – Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580587 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1940 |
End Date | 05-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bomb an airfield at Soest in northern Germany |
Reason for Loss | Lost in the target area |