Silver, George Cochrane (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-December-17

Flying Officer George Cochrane Silver RCAF

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Parents: Son of Capt. H. E. Silver (formerly of the Indian Army) and Sylvia A. Silver, of Duparquet, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

104 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike Hard

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/8842

Memorial Location
Google MapMalta War Memorial
Panel 4 Column 1

104 Squadron (Strike Hard) RAF Luqa, Malta, Wellington II aircraft Z 8469 EP-F shot down by a night fighter on an operation to Tunis and La Goulette, Tunisia, crashing into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tunis

Flying Officer GC Silver (RCAF) was missing, presumed killed and has no known grave. Flying Officer Silver is commemorated on the Malta War Memorial