Yensen, George Louis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Louis |
Surname | Yensen |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Axel and Rose Ida Yensen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6605 |
Markings | -D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14133. |
Epitaph | HE RESTS WITH LOVED ONES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421954 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- return airfield was Waterbeach |
Reason for Loss | Ten minutes into the sorties, banked steeply and spun into the ground ENE of Ely |