Woodhouse, Geoffrey Clayton Rance
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Clayton Rance |
Surname | Woodhouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brevet Lieut. Col Percy St. John Rance Woodhouse, Indian Army, and Marie Louise Woodhouse, of Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND631 |
Markings | KM-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. J. 3-7. |
Epitaph | BELOVED GEOFF. IN VERY DEAR AND PROUD MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 160244 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
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" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1945 |
End Date | 11-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Berlin area |