Beevers, George Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Henry |
Surname | Beevers |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Julia Ann Beevers, of Mexborough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL910 |
Markings | PH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Troisvaux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY. MAY HIS SACRIFICE NOT BE IN VAIN. REST IN PEACE |
Ribbon Stone | 0493 (Block 6, Column 16, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1595071 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of my Brother Sgt G.H. Beevers 12 Sqn Wickenby |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Miscellaneous Information
One of a family of eleven children. Worked in the coal mines before enlisting. He was engaged to be married when he was killed. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1944 |
End Date | 29-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Siracourt |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak at 12,000 feet and only partially abandoned before crashing at Troisvaux in the Pas-de-Calais, 2 km N of St-Pol-sur- Ternoise. |