Wilson, George Heath
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | George Heath |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DSO, DFC |
Date of Death | 25-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB329 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 201. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123621 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Miscellaneous Information
DSO Citation, London Gazette, 30 November 1943: "Flight Lieutenant Wilson has participated in a very large number of sorties over Germany and German occupied territory. He is a highly efficient officer, whose accurate and skilful work has contributed in a large measure to the successes achieved. Flight Lieutenant Wilson has rendered most valuable service". |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1944 |
End Date | 25-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. One of 27 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed north of Flatow |