George Wilson

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: RAF Croft SSQ. Darlington Memorial Hospital (06/04/43).		Date of Injury: 06/04/1943
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 04/06/1922 (20)		Cause of Incident: Crashed on take off in a Wellington.
Transferred to QVH: 15/04/1943		Injuries: Burns to face and hands.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 12

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: Wilson
Service No: R111735			Nationality: Canadian.

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: 427 Sqn
Profession: Bomb Aimer			Patient Rank: Sgt

Death: ---			Age at Death: ---
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

Known as "Curly".

Born in Ottawa.

Joined the RCAF in 1941, trained as an Observer before switching to Bomb Aimer to help with a shortage. Joined 427 Sqn at Croft, North Yorkshire on 25 May 1943.

Glossary:

SSQ - Station Sick Quarters