Harding, Geoffrey Fawconer
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Fawconer |
Surname | Harding |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert Fawconer Harding and Eleanor Harding, of Branksome Park, Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1405 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. D. 5. |
Epitaph | I ALWAYS LOVED THE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT AND TRUE AND FAITHFUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33438 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
The WOP/AG survived only to be shot by the Gestapo in July 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance over the River Maase and Venlo |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Dusseldorf by a fighter. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records their death as on 11-05-1940 |