Lawrence, George Henry (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1944-March-03

Flight Lieutenant George Henry Lawrence RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-August-12

Born:

Parents:

Spouse: Pamela Ianthe Thorpe Lawrence

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

628 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/5674

Home
Google MapVictoria, British Columbia
Memorial Location
Google MapSingapore War Memorial
Column 441
628 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Catalina Ib aircraft FP161 which disappeared on a ferry flight from Rehills Lake (Calcutta) to China Bay (Ceylon)

F/Lt. Lawrence was nicknamed Shanghai, and was born in China of missionary parents.

Killed includes Lawrence: Flying Officer Frederick Aiston RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 432. Flight Sergeant Abraham Garcia RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 434. Sergeant James William Holland RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436. Flying Officer Thomas Reginald Holland RAF Singapore Memorial Column 432. Sergeant Robert Higginson Owen RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436. Sergeant Charles Neville Tasker RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436. Sergeant Henry Whitby RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436. Sergeant Ronald Cuthbert Wild RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436. Sergeant Robert William Cowan Yeaman RAF KIA Singapore Memorial Column 436.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Canso serial: FP161

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.

The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF

YouTube Canso PBY

Wikipedia Wikipedia Canso PBY

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page