Warren, George Richard Marr
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Richard Marr |
Surname | Warren |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Richard and Florence Isabel Marr Warren, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD368 |
Markings | ZA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | YOUR REMEMBERED VOICE AND SMILE ACHE IN OUR HEARTS. MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/152436 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 674 aircraft, 33 losses (4.9%). H2S marking was used and, given the difficulties experiences with Oboe equipment in recent raids, the crews were ordered to drop a 1000lb bomb on Heilbronn using the equipment to check its functionality. Nuremberg was clear and PFF marking was accurate but significant creepback set in and PFF were unable to correct it because, once again, they had difficulties with their H2S sets. Many of the bombs fell in open countryside SSW of the city. 65 people were killed on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on the home leg, crashing SE of Mons, Belgium |