Bennett, Geoffrey Harcourt
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Harcourt |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Winifred Bennett, of Wallasey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9942 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 16.C. Grave 33. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED AND ONLY SON. HIS DEVOTION WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 998824 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 06-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Whilst banking at 200 feet, lost control and at 2117 smashed into trees near Sezincote, a Gloucestershire village some 2 miles W of the airfield. |