Hendy, Geoffrey Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Kenneth |
Surname | Hendy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Gordon Hendy and Ila Christina Hendy, of Numurkah, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB173 |
Markings | F2-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 283. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410980 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 405 Sqdn Lancaster (PB229), crashing at Unterpfaffenhofen, 19 km SSE from München. |