Holmes, Geoffrey Charles Christie
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Charles Christie |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Christie Holmes and of Esther Margaret Hutcheon Holmes (Nee Henderson), of Leatherhead, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ621 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IV. G. 1-5. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF GEOFF. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1281476 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | D-Day Support- Operation Titanic, to drop 500 dummy parachutists away from the actual invasion zone. Part of a 110 bomber strong force deploying multiple deception, jamming and surveillance activities as part of the overarching Operation Bodyguard |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Marcelett, Calvados, France |