ALFRED GEORGE OSBORNE
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 1922, Camberwell, South London.
Died: 20th October 1943; age: 20; aircraft crashed at Leipzig, Germany.
Rank: Sergeant/Air Gunner; Service Number: 1613719.
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 619 Squadron.
Originally buried at Langwedel Cemetery, in a communal grave in the far right corner of the cemetery entrance. The body was later exhumed, identified and reburied on the 29th May 1947 at Hanover War Cemetery.
Grave Reference:
6.G.8.
Niedersachsen,
Germany.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Robert George & Grace Kathleen Osborne, of Ipswich.
Father: Robert George Osborne, born July 1891, Clopton, Suffolk.
Mother: Grace Kathleen Osborne (nee Potter), born August 1895, Witnesham, Suffolk.
20th/21st October 1943
Aircraft: Lancaster III; Serial number: EE 114; Code: PG-B, was 1 of 358 Lancasters taking part in a raid on Leipzig, Germany. The EE 114 crew took off from their base at RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The weather conditions were reported as appalling. 16 Lancasters were lost in the raid. The Germans later reported that EE 114 dropped incendiaries at Willingen and that the crew were in the process of jettisoning other gear to lighten the aircraft. The Lancaster crashed after a very steep descent between Orrel and Langwedel. Death would have been instantaneous. The crew were initially buried at a civil cemetery in Langwedel. After the war, they were re-interred at Hanover.
Crew:
Christopher Firth; Pilot Officer/Pilot; age 22; R.A.F.V.R.
George Myron Weighell; Flight Engineer/Sergeant; age: 24; R.A.F.
Charles Notley Dawson Wright; Navigator/Flight Sergeant; age 21; R.C.A.F.
Douglas Demaine; Air Bomber/Sergeant; age 20; R.A.F.V.R.
George Dillnutt & Elsie Stubbs courtesy of Barry.
George Walter Dillnutt; Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; age 32; R.A.F.V.R. (Image courtesy of Barry)
Myrddin Jones; Air Gunner/Sergeant; age 21; R.A.F.V.R.
More details and a photograph of 5 members of the crew can be found at –http://aircrewremembered.com/firth-christopher.html
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