Cox, Geoffrey William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey William |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry George and Harriet Cox, of Penarth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV551 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Penarth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 327. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127273 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1942 |
End Date | 12-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Take off at 1900 carrying flash bombs and markers. The port engine failed, and as the crew prepared to land around 2115, the starboard motor cut. Of the six crew, P/O Cox was killed, four crew injured with one dying of wounds. One crew escaped unharmed |