Cox, Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey |
Surname | Cox |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Odell Cox, and of Emily Cox, of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA687 |
Markings | 6Y-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ambly Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | SO HE PASSED OVER, AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 149 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 179313 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 171 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Halifax NA674 6Y-A lost on 07 Jan 1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 171 Sqn at RAF North Creake during WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1945 |
End Date | 07-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Ambly, Belgium |