Love, Geoffrey Spencer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Spencer |
Surname | Love |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Edward Love and Elizabeth Love (née Dunn), of The Chase, Norbury, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED305 |
Markings | KM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 157. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1290988 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born December 1920, Halifax |
A memorial was placed close to the crash site in 2013, 70 years to the day after the incident. Members of the airmens' families were in attendance. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1943 |
End Date | 11-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (24% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Pomeranian Bay (Willows area) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 22:13 hrs by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Gerhard Raht of 5./NJG3. Crashed into the Lille Baelt, 2km from Middelfart and close to the bay bridge. Before crashing it was engaged by a flak ship and hit again, by which time it was already on fire. |