Geater, Roy John West
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roy John West |
Surname | Geater |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Geater, of Egham, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4399 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. B. 17. |
Epitaph | PEACE PERFECT PEACE (from the hymn "Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin" by Edward Henry Bickersteth) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581090 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | East Hill, Dartford, Kent |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who lost their lives near this site on the 31 July 1941 when Hampden bomber P4399 crashed killing 3 aircrew of No 61 Squadron and 3 civilians of Dartford RAF Aircrew Flt Sgt Roy Geater Sgt William Chambers Sgt Wilfred Butler Civilians F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7989 (P360984/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1941 |
End Date | 31-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Lost control during a violent electrical storm and crashed at Deast Hill, Dartford |