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George Dove

November 23, 2016
Admitted to:

RAF Tangmere SSQ

 Date of Injury:

13/02/1943
D.O.B/Age when admitted:

21

 Cause of Incident:

Enemy Action. Hit by Cannon shell in a Lancaster on ops.
Transferred to QVH:

17/02/1943

 Injuries:

Burns to face and hands.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead:



IDENTITY CARD

This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.

Forename:

George

 Surname:

Dove
Service No:

621162

 Nationality:

British
Awards/Honours:

DFM, CGM

Patient Unit:

101 Sqn
Profession:

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 Patient Rank:

FS
Death:

October 2005

 Age at Death:

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Dr Rank:

Dr Unit:

Notes:

Glossary:

SSQ - Station Sick Quarters

Further Reading:

'McIndoe's Army' By Edward Bishop.
'Goldfish, Caterpillars & Guinea Pigs: Accounts of Pilots and Air Crews From The Second World War', by Colin Pateman, Chapter 11, pp. 123-30.

'Recorded for Prosperity', The Guinea Pig, January 2004, pp. 26-7.

References:

'Humour Prevails', George Dove, The Guinea Pig, January 1999, p. 6-7.



East Grinstead Museum Collection:
EGRTM 6599.11.15 - copy of a poem written by Dove, "Battle Order".