LONG-INNES George Selwyn

1907 - 1942  (34 years)

• Name	LONG-INNES George Selwyn
  Nickname	Rex
  Born	15 May 1907	Sydney NSW   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 22 Jul 1940 and 26 Feb 1942	UK   [2]
  	Served during WWII in the RAAF as No. 402293, Sgt. (Air Gunner). Died while attached to 12 Squadron, RAF.
  	Killed in Action, 18 km North-North-West of Kiel, SHO while part of a Wellington Bomber crew which set out from RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire to bomb the floating docks at Kiel. REASON FOR LOSS: Took off just before midnight to attack the floating docks at Kiel. 61 Aircraft (43 Wellingtons, 12 Manchesters and 6 Stirlings) took part in what the records from Kiel describe as a"revenge attack" by the RAF. After the Allied failure to prevent the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen leaving the port of Brest. The raid resulted in about 130 people killed on the accommodation ship Monte Sarmiento after it was hit and a further 16 people killed in the town. The Allies lost 3 Wellingtons on this raid with 2 other Wellingtons and a Stirling crashing on return to England. No claims from the Luftwaffe night fighters for these and it is though that they were all brought down by flak. Wellington W5440 has reported as shot down over the target area. Further research reveals that it was brought down over Eckernförde Bucht off Surendorf, 18 km North­North­West of Kiel.
  Buried	Feb 1942	Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel SHO   [3]
  	Grave Reference: 1. D. 11.
  Died	26 Feb 1942	18 km. NNW of Kiel SHO, GER   [4]
  	Age: 34y
  Person ID	I14251	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Hon. Mr. Justice LONG-INNES Reginald Heath,   b. 17 Nov 1869, Double Bay NSW ,   d. 26 May 1947, Medlow Bath NSW  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	MCCARTIE Mary Louise,   b. 1882, Cowra NSW ,   d. 5 Sep 1960, Katoomba NSW  (Age 78 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1905	St. James' Anglican Church, Sydney NSW   [5]
  Family ID	F4649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Kiel War Cemetery, SHO, GER The last resting place of George Selwyn LONG-INNES (1907-1942).
  		Headstone of No. 402293, Sgt. (Air Gunner) George Selwyn LONG-INNES, RAAF who was killed in action over Germany on 26 Feb 1942. Sgt. LONG-INNES was serving with 12 Squadron, RAF who were based at RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire. 12 Squadron, RAF was equipped with Wellington Bombers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S663] ZZ Place Record: Sydney NSW, Place Rec Id [P150]. [S2489] ZZ Place Record: UK, Place Rec Id [P2424]. [S2833] ZZ Place Record: Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel SHO, Place Rec Id [P2930]. [S3111] ZZ Place Record: 18 km. NNW of Kiel SHO, GER, Place Rec Id [P3318]. [S2814] ZZ Place Record: St. James' Anglican Church, Sydney NSW, Place Rec Id [P2902].