Symonds, Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey |
Surname | Symonds |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Annie Symonds, of Rotherham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK116 |
Markings | GG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotherham (Moorgate) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. 5th New. Grave 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1456322 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote location, Glendhu Hills, Northumberland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden cross and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax Bomber DK116 which crashed in this place 15th October 1944 |
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1944 |
End Date | 15-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Port inner caught fire and were unable to control. 3 Baled out. |