DAMBUSTERS Cansell, George Edward

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Cansell ​

• FORENAME

George Edward ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

173273 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th October 1944 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 205 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of George William and Clara Ada Cansell,Devonport,Devon​

air gunner​

Lancaster NG180​

Kembs Dam,River Rhine,Germany​

hit by flak and crashed landed River Rhine near Chalampe,Haut-Rhin,France​

died in crash ​