Downe, Geoffrey William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey William |
Surname | Downe |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest James Downe and Mary Hutton Downe, of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK309 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gent City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. 6. 3. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS FOR YOU THE MEMORY OF LIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400463 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1942 |
End Date | 15-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Mainz |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been shot down by a night-fighter near Gent-Mariakerke, Belgium |