Walker, George William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George William |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, of Goole, Yorkshire. Husband of Kathleen Walker, of Goole. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ471 |
Markings | PT-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 16. F. 9. |
Epitaph | TO HAVE, TO LOVE AND THEN TO PART IS THE GREATEST SORROW OF THE HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187958 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
On his 28th operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. 664 aircraft, 31 losses (4.7%). Bombs fell throughout the city. 493 buildings were destroyed and 250 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter |