Lang, Geoffrey Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Edward |
Surname | Lang |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 27-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Emily Lang, of Torquay, Devon. Husband of Georgina Maud Lang, of Torquay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9391 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eperlecques Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | THIS CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD IS FOR EVER ENGLAND R.I.P. (From The Soldier by Rupert Brooke) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 523561 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
His DFM was awarded in May 1940 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1940 |
End Date | 27-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Lead aircraft of 24 aircraft sortie to continue assault on troop concentrations around St. Omer |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and then abandoned. Two of the crew escaped, the pilot, Wing Cmdr Basil Embry, evading capture and returning to England via Gibraltar. He was later knighted, became an Air Chief Marshal and commanded Fighter Command |