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George Thomas Ellis | |||
Rank: | Pilot Officer | Number: | 149838 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 051 Sqn RAF | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Bomber Command | ||
Died: | 17/01/1942 | Age: | 23 |
Country of burial: | Lost Overseas | Grave Photo: | Yes |
Cemetery or Memorial: | Runnymede Memorial | ||
Town Memorial: | Hale | ||
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Attended Bradbury Central School. Employed at Shell-Mex and later the Altrincham Electric Supply Co. Joined the Manchester Rgt. at the outbreak of war. Transferring to the RAF in March 1941. Reported as missing in the 23/01/42 edition of the local newspaper. Flying with 51 Sqn, they took off at 17.20 hours from RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire, in a Whitley Mk5 Bomber - number Z9301 MH-N for a bombing mission to Emden. The a/c complete with its six man crew were lost without trace and ar all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The crew were - Sgt. J.T. Thom (pilot); Sgt. F.R. Isaacs; Sgt. J. Mayes; Sgt. W.J. Sullivan; Sgt. B. Bowring and Pilot Officer G.T. Ellis himself. |
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