Girling
From the 1939 survey we know that George Ernest (b 28/6/1894) was living on The Green with his wife Florence Mary (b29/8/1897) and 3 children: Leslie C (b 22/3/1904), Cyril E (b 22/12/1920) and an unknown. George and his 2 sons were farm workers, Cyril working with Poultry. They lived near The Disney’s shop.
Cyril Ernest Girling
1920 – 1944
Cyril had been a farm labourer working with poultry before he enlisted in the RAF. In March 1944 the plane he was in was shot down near Koblenz and he is bureid at Rheinberg Cemetery with the other 6 members of the crew.
The plane had taken off from Melbourne, Yorkshire and was one of 705 aircraft. The official report said only 9 aircraft were lost, 48 industrial buildings were seriously damaged, around 1750 houses destroyed and 550 people killed on the ground.
The epitaph on his grave reads THOUGH THE YEARS MAY PASS AWAY MEMORIES OF YOU ALWAYS STAY R.I.P.
