Hull, George Laurence Bazett Died

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Personal Information

Rank W/C
Forename(s) George Laurence Bazett
Surname Hull
Gender M
Age 34
Decorations DFC
Date of Death 17-05-1946
Next of Kin Son of George Henry and Gladys Ethel Meldrum Hull, of Retreat, Cape Province, South Africa.
HULL GLB

Aircraft Information

Aircraft De Havilland Mosquito TIII
Serial Number TW108
Markings

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Oving (All Saint's) Churchyard
Grave Reference Row G, Grave 14.

IBCC Memorial Information

Phase Post-War
Panel Number POST (not yet erected on site)

Enlistment Information

Service Number 37355
Service Royal Air Force
Squadron 16 OTU
Trade Pilot
Country of Origin South Africa

Other Memorials

Location Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Tablet
Memorial Text This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward.

Miscellaneous Information

Known as Laurie or Bok. Originally from Southern Rhodesia, he had been a pupil at Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town. After leaving, he worked in a gold mine until enlisting. He was commissioned in 1935.
He bacame a PoW on 18 April 1942 after his 114 Squadron Blenheim Z7430 RT-Q was damaged by light flak and crash landed at Aalsmeer during an intruder attack on Schipol airport. He had been the CO at 114 Squadron. He was sent to Stalag Luft III and took part in the preparations for the Great Escape, although was well down the list so was unable to escape before the tunnels were discovered. Took part in the Long Marches and was liberated from Hamburg.
Group Captain D. R. Biggs RAF DFC was his friend, having started their RAF career together. When Hull died, Biggs arranged for him to be buried at Oving where Biggs and his family lived. Every Sunday they put flowers on his grave before the church service.

Last Operation Information

Start Date 17-05-1946
End Date 17-05-1946
Takeoff Station Cottesmore
Day/Night Raid Day
Operation Mosquito conversion training
Reason for Aircraft Loss The starboard engine failed at 1000 feet and the pilot attempted a forced landing. On the approach the aircraft struck trees, breaking the tailplane and the aircraft then hit high ground and disintegrated. Crashed at Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire.
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IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

IBCC wishes to thank the staff at the MOD Records Office and National Archives for their engagement and assistance in making this facility available to our website users.