George Sidney Perry Sergeant R/258127 Royal Canadian Air Force November 11, 1925 Lethbridge, Alberta June 5, 19433 Lethbridge, Alberta Lethbridge, Alberta 17 5 feet, 5¼ inches Medium Blue Dark Brown Single Student United Church Mary Elizabeth Perry (Mother) September 13, 1944 18 Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK Panel 256

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George Sidney Perry was the son of Samuel Charles Perry and Mary Elizabeth (King) Perry of Lethbridge, Alberta. One of nine children he had four brothers and four sisters. He attended Galbraith public school in Lethbridge completing grade eight in 1938 and attended Lethbridge Collegiate technical studies (grade twelve) until his enlistment in the RCAF. He participated in hockey, softball and rugby. His mother provided permission for George to enlist at age 17. Prior to his enlistment with the RCAF, George served eighteen months as an Air Cadet in Lethbridge. George completed RCAF training in Canada and obtained his Air Gunner Badge on January 28, 1944. He embarked Halifax on March 25, 1944, and disembarked in the United Kingdom on April 2, 1944. In England he was assigned to No. 10 OTU (Operational Training Unit) on April 25, 1944, and then to 41 Base 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit at RAF Marston Moor on July 14, 1944. On September 12, 1944, Sergeant Perry was an Air Gunner on Handley Page Halifax II JD380 that departed RAF Riccall to complete air operations over the North Sea. The aircraft failed to return to base and was lost without a trace. All seven members of the crew were lost.