In Memory Of

GEORGE, KENNETH EDWARD FRANCIS

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 205958V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 9 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1944-12-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MH705, ditched after engine failure. On first operation against enemy objective in Crete on 4 December 1944, Lt K George was forced to bale out of Spitfire 100 miles due north of Derna due to engine trouble. His chute was seen to open, circling aircraft saw pilot in sea waving and holding onto dinghy. Intensive search, 141hrs aircraft and 77 high speed launch, proved fruitless. Lt George declared dead
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Column 282.
Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
 Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Robert Seater and Isobel George, of Boksburg. Husband of Margaret Mary George, of Boksburg. Born Transvaal. An assayer.