Nowell, George Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Richard |
Surname | Nowell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 23-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edward and Emmie Nowell, of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | RS532 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonebeek (Oud Schoonebeek) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 734. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26775 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength we conquer) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/265/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/265/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Melsbroek, Belgium |
Operation | Attack on enemy road and rail infrstructure |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned over the Netherlands but too low for their parachutes to be effective |