Layley, Geoffrey Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Charles |
Surname | Layley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Wilfred and Flora Victoria Layley, of Kingsclere, Hampshire. His Brother, Ronald George Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6077 |
Markings | HA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. A. 11-17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137342 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Peas area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on high ground whilst at 400' on return leg, ENE of Hoxter |