Hargreaves, Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey |
Surname | Hargreaves |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tom and Martha Annice Hargreaves, of Rastrick, Brighouse. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG421 |
Markings | IQ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brighouse (Rastrick) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Line 39. Grave 27. |
Epitaph | ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER MARTHA ANNICE HARGREAVES DIED 16TH JULY 1945 AGE 47 "REUNITED" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1595729 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, mid-air collision around 2310 with 153 Sqdn Lancaster PB515, both Aircraft crashing at Sudbrooke, 5km NNE of Lincoln. |