Wilkinson, George Winstone
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Winstone |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Wilkinson, and Stepson of Florence Wilkinson, of Kitt Green, Wigan, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3727 |
Markings | MG-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkeby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 274. |
Epitaph | IT IS WELL WITH YOU, AMONG THE CHOSEN FEW, AMONG THE VERY BRAVE, THE VERY TRUE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 110571 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Miscellaneous Information
Body washed up 6th October 1942 onto Romo island |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13925 (P368295/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1942 |
End Date | 28-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the North Sea |