Ayre, George Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | George Francis |
Surname | Ayre |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Charles and Florence May Ayre, of Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia. A.I.C.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM128 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen |
Grave Reference | V. A. 81. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN… |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 433081 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2363/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss |