Sandilands, Geoffrey Bruce Hope
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Bruce Hope |
Surname | Sandilands |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Bruce and Aline Sandilands, of Uralla, New South Wales, Australia. Husband of Dorothy Mary Sandilands, of Victoria. British Columbia, Canada. His Brothers John Douglas Sandilands and James Walter Sandilands Dfc Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3357 |
Markings | -P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 1064. |
Epitaph | SLEEP IN PEACE IN GOD'S GRACE. EVER REMEMBERED BY LOVED ONES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421085 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three brothers killed during WW2, two of whom were on the strength of Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1944 |
End Date | 16-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with trees and crashed at Ingestre Park on SW side of airfield |