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Sergeant Royal George Heron

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Sergeant Royal George Heron Veteran

Birth
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
21 Jan 1942 (aged 25)
Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak Borough, Derbyshire, England
Burial
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England Add to Map
Plot
Sec Q Grave 204
Memorial ID
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404820 Sergeant, Royal Australian Air Force
Aged 25
Son of James and Eva Fanny Heron, of Silent Grove, Queensland, Australia.

Pilot Sergeant Heron was one of four airmen killed in the crash of 50 RAF Squadron's Handley Page Hampden I AE381 aircraft. They had been on a night training exercise during poor weather conditions.

Royal George Heron's name is located at panel 123 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
404820 Sergeant, Royal Australian Air Force
Aged 25
Son of James and Eva Fanny Heron, of Silent Grove, Queensland, Australia.

Pilot Sergeant Heron was one of four airmen killed in the crash of 50 RAF Squadron's Handley Page Hampden I AE381 aircraft. They had been on a night training exercise during poor weather conditions.

Royal George Heron's name is located at panel 123 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.

Inscription

HE GAVE HIS LIFE
FOR HIS COUNTRY
PROUDLY WE REMEMBER



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  • Created by: Peter Lucas
  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143879166/royal_george-heron: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant Royal George Heron (2 Mar 1916–21 Jan 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143879166, citing Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England; Maintained by Peter Lucas (contributor 46979965).