Hinde, Geoffrey William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey William |
Surname | Hinde |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Annie Hinde, of Didsbury, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV309 |
Markings | BQ-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. E. 17. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175573 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Schoubroek, Westerlo-Voortkapel, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar & tablet & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | In den nacht van 21/22 mei 1944 crashte hier de RAF Lancaster DV309 na een bombardement op Duisberg. Alle bemanningsleden kwamen om |
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter over Belgium, crashing at Oosterwijk, near Antwerp |