Lovegrove, Geoffrey Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Lionel |
Surname | Lovegrove |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold A Lovegrove and Kathleen Lovegrove (née Breaden), of Wandsworth, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR193 |
Markings | LK-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XII. D. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 201 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1607117 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Miscellaneous Information
Born mid-1923 in Wandsworth, London. His father was an engineer and Special Constable. Geoffrey was the youngest of five children and the family lived at 41 Fernwood Avenue, Streatham. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1944 |
End Date | 01-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 576 aircraft, 3 losses. The target was cloud covered so the attack was not concentrated. Much fresh damage was caused however with 528 houses being destroyed. No industrial premises were mentioned in the local report. 246 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 429 Sqn Halifax (MZ314 AL-W), both aircraft crashing at Moeselkeent, south of Weert, Holland |