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MEMORIALS

G Litchfield first grave

It has been confirmed that George was originally buried in Altmerdingsen at the site of the crash by the Germans. The picture above is of George's original grave.

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On the 30th January 1947, George was transferred to Hanover Military Cemetery, plot 1.G.13, along with seven of the eight crewmates from PO-K. Ralph Chambers was listed as missing and is commemorated with the others at the RAF Runnymede Memorial.

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The second photograph shows George's mother, Margaret Litchfield visiting her son's grave in Hanover on the 30th August 1954

G Litchfield grave 1954

These photographs were taken on 2nd September 2006, during a visit to the cemetery by Francis George Parton & sons. F. G. Parton being the nephew of George and named in his memory.

Hanover Cemetery
G Litchfield grave 2006
G Litchfield grave 2006
Patkin grave
Mudie grave
Blackwell grave
Scott grave
Boettcher grave
Maidstone grave

A plaque commemorates the personnel who served in the 467 and 463 Squadrons Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War Two in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

467 463 Squadrons Plaque

George's name on the wall of names at The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC), photo taken in 2023.

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The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in The Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial, on the south side of Piccadilly, facing Hyde Park Corner, was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other allied countries, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids.

The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial
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