Parents:--- Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless, of Millswood Estate, South Australia
~~~Flight Sergeant George Ifould RUGLESS,Royal australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 417519
Martial Status:--- single
Education:--- Goodwood Public, Adelaide Technical High School and Adelaide High School , Adelaide.
Home Town:--- Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia
Civil employment:--- Employee of South Australian Gas Company.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Francis Samuel Rugless, Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Enlisted:--- 23rd May 1942, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Final Unit:--- No. 15 Squadron (RAF), RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Fate:--- Died during air operations in No. 15 Squadron Lancaster aircraft LL923, over Germany, 5th January 1945.
Burial:--- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.
Memorials:--- Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Roll of Honour:--- Goodwood South Australia.
Remembered:--- Panel 129, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of Final Mission:--- Lancaster LL923 took off from RAF Mildenhall at 1129 hours on 5 January 1945 to bomb the railway yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A post war report by a Missing Research & Enquiry Team established that the aircraft was shot down and exploded on impact at 1440 hours on 5 January 1945 at Beidesheim, about 30 kms north of Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew members were killed and one became a prisoner of War.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The crew members of LL923 killed in action.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sergeant Stephen Joseph Dolan (2218443) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Arthur Bernard Nicklin (1684306) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Evan Emlyn Parkhouse (1652685) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant George Ifould Rugless (417519) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant David Hamilton Williams (1323497) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flying Officer William Young (163591) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Survivor:---Sergeant D T Darby (1735519) (RAF) (Rear Gunner) PoW
~~~Flight Sergeant George Ifould RUGLESS,Royal australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 417519
Martial Status:--- single
Education:--- Goodwood Public, Adelaide Technical High School and Adelaide High School , Adelaide.
Home Town:--- Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia
Civil employment:--- Employee of South Australian Gas Company.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Francis Samuel Rugless, Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Enlisted:--- 23rd May 1942, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Final Unit:--- No. 15 Squadron (RAF), RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Fate:--- Died during air operations in No. 15 Squadron Lancaster aircraft LL923, over Germany, 5th January 1945.
Burial:--- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.
Memorials:--- Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Roll of Honour:--- Goodwood South Australia.
Remembered:--- Panel 129, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of Final Mission:--- Lancaster LL923 took off from RAF Mildenhall at 1129 hours on 5 January 1945 to bomb the railway yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A post war report by a Missing Research & Enquiry Team established that the aircraft was shot down and exploded on impact at 1440 hours on 5 January 1945 at Beidesheim, about 30 kms north of Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew members were killed and one became a prisoner of War.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The crew members of LL923 killed in action.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sergeant Stephen Joseph Dolan (2218443) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Arthur Bernard Nicklin (1684306) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Evan Emlyn Parkhouse (1652685) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant George Ifould Rugless (417519) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant David Hamilton Williams (1323497) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flying Officer William Young (163591) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Survivor:---Sergeant D T Darby (1735519) (RAF) (Rear Gunner) PoW
Parents:--- Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless, of Millswood Estate, South Australia
~~~Flight Sergeant George Ifould RUGLESS,Royal australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 417519
Martial Status:--- single
Education:--- Goodwood Public, Adelaide Technical High School and Adelaide High School , Adelaide.
Home Town:--- Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia
Civil employment:--- Employee of South Australian Gas Company.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Francis Samuel Rugless, Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Enlisted:--- 23rd May 1942, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Final Unit:--- No. 15 Squadron (RAF), RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Fate:--- Died during air operations in No. 15 Squadron Lancaster aircraft LL923, over Germany, 5th January 1945.
Burial:--- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.
Memorials:--- Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Roll of Honour:--- Goodwood South Australia.
Remembered:--- Panel 129, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of Final Mission:--- Lancaster LL923 took off from RAF Mildenhall at 1129 hours on 5 January 1945 to bomb the railway yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A post war report by a Missing Research & Enquiry Team established that the aircraft was shot down and exploded on impact at 1440 hours on 5 January 1945 at Beidesheim, about 30 kms north of Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew members were killed and one became a prisoner of War.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The crew members of LL923 killed in action.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sergeant Stephen Joseph Dolan (2218443) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Arthur Bernard Nicklin (1684306) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Evan Emlyn Parkhouse (1652685) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant George Ifould Rugless (417519) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant David Hamilton Williams (1323497) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flying Officer William Young (163591) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Survivor:---Sergeant D T Darby (1735519) (RAF) (Rear Gunner) PoW
~~~Flight Sergeant George Ifould RUGLESS,Royal australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 417519
Martial Status:--- single
Education:--- Goodwood Public, Adelaide Technical High School and Adelaide High School , Adelaide.
Home Town:--- Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia
Civil employment:--- Employee of South Australian Gas Company.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Francis Samuel Rugless, Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Enlisted:--- 23rd May 1942, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Final Unit:--- No. 15 Squadron (RAF), RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Fate:--- Died during air operations in No. 15 Squadron Lancaster aircraft LL923, over Germany, 5th January 1945.
Burial:--- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.
Memorials:--- Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Roll of Honour:--- Goodwood South Australia.
Remembered:--- Panel 129, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of Final Mission:--- Lancaster LL923 took off from RAF Mildenhall at 1129 hours on 5 January 1945 to bomb the railway yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A post war report by a Missing Research & Enquiry Team established that the aircraft was shot down and exploded on impact at 1440 hours on 5 January 1945 at Beidesheim, about 30 kms north of Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew members were killed and one became a prisoner of War.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The crew members of LL923 killed in action.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sergeant Stephen Joseph Dolan (2218443) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Arthur Bernard Nicklin (1684306) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Evan Emlyn Parkhouse (1652685) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant George Ifould Rugless (417519) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant David Hamilton Williams (1323497) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flying Officer William Young (163591) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Son of Francis Samuel and Eva Gertrude Rugless of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
Survivor:---Sergeant D T Darby (1735519) (RAF) (Rear Gunner) PoW
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