Chapman, Geoffrey Bertrand
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Bertrand |
Surname | Chapman |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertrand James Chapman and Edith Gladys Mary Chapman, of Uplands, Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5087 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 31. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 63432 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5448 (P357809/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1941 |
End Date | 14-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1045hrs on navigation exercise. Abingdon-Worcester-Strumble Head-Bardsey Island-Jurby-Great Ormes Head-Ludlow-Abingdon base. Aircraft lost without trace. Likely came down in Irish Sea. |