Creighton-Kelly, Geoffrey Keith Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Keith Henry |
Surname | Creighton-Kelly |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert Henry Carlisle and Edna Clare Louisa Creighton-Kelly of Calcutta, India. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB212 |
Markings | NA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1331396 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 740 aircraft, 30 losses (4.1%). The raid failed due to a large thunderstorm over the target. Many crews turned back of bombed alternative targets. At least four aircraft were Lost due to icing. No PFF marking took place and bombing was scattered as a result. Many nearby towns were bombed, particularly Elmshorn due to a house being struck by lightning and crews spotting the fire through the clouds. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed Lost over the sea. |