Marshall, Geoffrey Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Herbert |
Surname | Marshall |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George and Edith Margaret Marshall, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7472 |
Markings | QR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 89. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1380346 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1942 |
End Date | 01-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Caught in searchlights, hit by flak and then clipped a balloon cable, the Manchester eventually ditched near Brest |