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CHESHIRE, Geoffrey Leonard
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CHESHIRE, Geoffrey Leonard
Date Of Birth
7 Sep 1917
Birth Place
Chester
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Chester; Abingdon, Berkshire; Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Date
1940 - 1944
Date Of Death
31 Jul 1992
Incident Details
Damaged by flak
Incident Date
12 Nov 1940
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War Substantive Wing Commander 30/09/1943, General Duties Branch. Based at RAF Driffield and RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Served with 76 Squadron, 102 Squadron and 617 (Dambusters) Squadron. Later Group Captain. Son of Geoffrey Chevalier Cheshire, DCL, LLD, FBA.
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Further gazette dates: 06/12/1940 (D.S.O.); 16/04/1943 (D.S.O.1st Bar); 14/04/1944 (D.S.O.2nd Bar); 07/03/1941 (D.F.C.); 14/03/1941 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 6937 (D.S.O.); 1798 (D.S.O.1st Bar); 1779 (D.S.O.2nd Bar); 1370 (D.F.C.); 1575 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 35009 (D.S.O.); 35983 (D.S.O.1st Bar); 36475 (D.S.O.2nd Bar); 35097 (D.F.C.); 35107 (MiD)
Rank Name
Wing Commander
Service Number
72021
Award Details
Distinguished Service (MiD)
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
4175 (V.C.); Issue: 36693 (V.C.)
Duty Location
North West Europe (including D-Day); Cologne, Germany
Service
Royal Air Force
Squadron/Unit
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Crew
Pilot Officer Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire
Command
Bomber Command
Aircraft Code
DY-N
Aircraft Type
Whitley
Aircraft Serial
P5005
Place of Death
Cavendish, Suffolk
Seniority Date
7 Oct 1939
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Air Crew Europe Star Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
unit
Royal Air Force
unit
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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