Dale, Geoffrey Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Ernest |
Surname | Dale |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest James Dale and Caroline Lucie Dale, of Whangarci, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5759 |
Markings | QR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 31. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41314 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1942 |
End Date | 02-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Wismar |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sildemow, 4 km South of Rostock |