Heard, Geoffrey Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Thomas |
Surname | Heard |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Cory Bromell Heard and Ethel Lillian Heard, of Willaura, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3709 |
Markings | MG-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE YOU LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400708 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1942 |
End Date | 27-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Essen- Krupps works. Heavy flak and many night-fighters. Yet another failed operation on this difficult target |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Gendringham on the Dutch/German border |