| Admitted to: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. |
Date of Injury: 29/01/1943 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 24 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed in a Wellington returning from night ops. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 16/02/1943 |
Injuries: Burns to arms and legs. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 4 |
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 Ernest |
Surname: Beauchamp |
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| Service No: R101949 |
Nationality: Canadian |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: 420 Sqn |
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| Profession: Wireless operator/air gunner |
Patient Rank: Sgt |
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| Death: 2003 |
Age at Death: --- |
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Notes:
Beauchamp's crew were on a bombing run to Brest which was called off due to heavy cloud. As they were doing a circuit over Exeter airfield in the low cloud, they were nearly hit by another plane. The fuel and ammunition immediately exploded and their Wellington broke apart.
Beauchamp was taken to Exeter Hospital, suffering from third degree burns over most of his body. He and fellow crewmate Hank Ernst were later transferred to QVH.
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