Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of GEORGE EDWARD STEVENSON – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II George Edward Stevenson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II George Edward Stevenson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of George Edward Stevenson – Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com

Group Photo – Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com

Cemetery – Photos and excerpt of story used with permission courtesy Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com Halifax V LK705 from 431 (RCAF) Sqn took off at 20:27 from Croft on a Gardening (Mining) operation in the Baltic Sea. It was attacked by a German night fighter while flying at 5000 metres altitude and crashed at 23.43 hours in the Klelund plantation killing the crew of seven. They were laid to rest in two graves in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg on 3/3 1944. They were: F/S (P) Edward C. Howey RCAF F/S (N) George E. Stevenson RCAF F/S (AG) Alexander M. Munro RCAF Sgt (AG) Leo T. Wardell RCAF Sgt. (AB) Alexander D. MacGillivray RAF Sgt (W/Op) Raymond L. Bates RAF Sgt. (FE). Edward R. Metcalf, RAF

Memorial – Shortly after the crash a cross was erected on the crash site by Forrester Madsen and on 5/5 1946 a memorial stone was inaugurated on the same spot. courtesy www.flensted.eu.com