Geoghegan, John Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Thomas |
Surname | Geoghegan |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 04-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Nellie Rosamond Geoghegan, of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Husband of Jean Geoghegan, of Bendigo. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 454. |
Epitaph | HE DIED FOR AUSTRALIA AND THOSE HE LOVED. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410885 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
It is not clear why an Australian based at East Kirkby would have been buried in Chester. It was not unusual for the body of servicemen from the dominions to be claimed by extended English family. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Died of natural causes after being admitted to RAF Station Hospital, Winslow |