Lewis, Geoffrey William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey William |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 11-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Constable Lewis and Dorothy Myott Lewis. Husband of Dorothy Mary Lewis, of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB161 |
Markings | XD-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Overseal (St. Matthew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 300. |
Epitaph | HE FEARED GOD HONOURED THE KING AND DID HIS DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 147958 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the first Canadian built Mosquito XX to be written off in BC service |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen. 29 Mosquitoes, 1 Lost |
Reason for Loss | A flare that had failed to release ignited on return and the aircraft crashed at Chittering, NNE of Cambridge |