George Fawcett RAF (abt. 1917 - 1940)

Died 12 Apr 1940 at about age 23 in At Sea

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Biography

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RAF 623825

Pilot Officer John Bartlett BULL From Australia serving in the Royal Air Force

Service No: 40599 (RAF) Born: Date, Location unavailable Enlisted in the RAF: Date unavailable Unit: No. 50 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Waddington, Lincolnshire Died: Air Operations (No. 50 Squadron Hampden I aircraft L4064), North Sea, 12 April 1940, Aged 28 Years Buried: Unrecovered CWGC Additional Information: Son of Alfred Clarence and Zoe Maud Bull, of Norwood, South Australia Roll of Honour: Unknown Remembered: Panel 7, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK Remembered: Commemorative Roll, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Hampden L4064 took off from Waddington at 0815 hours to attack shipping reported in Kristiansand Harbour. The aircraft ditched at 1420 hours, 120 miles east of Newcastle. It is believed that the crew managed to get into their dinghy, but despite an extensive search no trace was found. Sergeant Nevinson’s remains were later recovered and are buried in the Kiel War Cemetery; the remainder have not been found.

The crew members of L4064 were:

Pilot Officer John Bartlett Bull (40599) (RAF) (Pilot) Corporal George Fawcett (623895) (RAF) (Air Gunner) Sergeant William Stuart Nevinson (580494) (RAF) (Wireless Operator) Pilot Officer Alonzo Derek Pilcher (40848) (RAF) (Observer)

References:

Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll On-Line Records Chorley, W.R. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 1 Aircraft and Aircrew Losses 1939-1940, Midland Counties Publications UK, 1992 Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 2. United Kingdom

Country of Service United Kingdom Additional Info Son of George and Sarah J. Fawcett, of Straffan, Co. Kildare, Republic of Ireland.

Sources

• https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Surname=Fawcett&Forename=George&Initials=&ServiceNum=623895&Regiment=Royal+Air+Force&ServedWith=United+Kingdom&ServedIn=Air+Force&WarSelect=2&CountryCommemoratedIn=null&Cemetery=&Unit=&Rank=&SecondaryRegiment=&AgeOfDeath=0&DateDeathFromDay=1&DateDeathFromMonth=January&DateDeathFromYear=&DateDeathToDay=1&DateDeathToMonth=January&DateDeathToYear=&DateOfDeath=&Honours=null&AdditionalInfo=&Tab=&Page=1