Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cenotaph at St. Johns Cemetery and Columbarium, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dauphinee, George Alfred Osborn (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-March-16
Birth Date: 1920-December-09
Born:
Parents: Son of Roy O. Dauphinee and Caroline Dauphinee, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
100 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sarang Tebuan Jangan Dijolok Malay
Base
RAF Grimsby
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/41839
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Lancaster ND644
Mission
Lancaster Mk.III ND644
Bombing Nuremberg Germany 1945-March-16 to 1945-March-16
100 (B) Sqn (RAF) Grimsby
Took off from Grimsby at 17:56 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: HW-N Bomber Command).
Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nuremburg Bahnhof.
Five killed in crash: Flight Sergeant Lyle Eugene Bedell RCAF R/274955 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 7. B. 10. Flying Officer George Alfred Osborn Dauphinee RCAF J/41839 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 23. Flight Sergeant Mervyn Ronald Jeffrey RAF 337545 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 5. H. 27. Flight Sergeant William Harvey Johnson RCAF R/134935 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 24. Flying Officer William Richard Vale RCAF J/42694 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery.
Two POW,: Pilot Officer Royston Stanley Bailey RAF 178374 POW. Camp not identified. And Flying Officer D B Douglas camp not identified.
Lancaster ND644 Mk.III - Bombing Nuremberg Germany - 1945-03-16 to 1945-03-16
Squadron: 100 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-03-16
Completion Date: 1945-03-16
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Nuremberg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: Grimsby
Take Off Time: 17.56
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
Took off from Grimsby at 17:56 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: HW-N Bomber Command).
Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nuremburg Bahnhof.
Five killed in crash: Flight Sergeant Lyle Eugene Bedell RCAF R/274955 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 7. B. 10. Flying Officer George Alfred Osborn Dauphinee RCAF J/41839 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 23. Flight Sergeant Mervyn Ronald Jeffrey RAF 337545 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 5. H. 27. Flight Sergeant William Harvey Johnson RCAF R/134935 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 24. Flying Officer William Richard Vale RCAF J/42694 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery.
Two POW,: Pilot Officer Royston Stanley Bailey RAF 178374 POW. Camp not identified. And Flying Officer D B Douglas camp not identified.
