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Title
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Geach, David
D Geach
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/"></a>52 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer David Geach (1394781 Royal Air Force) and contains his diaries, correspondence, photographs of his crew, his log book, cuttings and items relating to being a prisoner of war. After training in Canada, he flew operations as a bomb aimer with 623 and 115 Squadrons until he was shot down 24 March 1944 and became a prisoner of war. He was instrumental in erecting a memorial plaque to the Air Crew Reception Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. <br />The collection also contains a scrap book of photographs.<br /><br />Additional information on his crew is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harry Wilkins and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Geach, DG
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Transcription
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[underlined] CLAIM FOR CAMPAIGN STARS AND/OR DEFENCE MEDAL (Front Page) [/underlined]
Number 1394781
RANK W/O
NAME GEACH
INITIALS D.G.
1394781 W/O GEACH D.G / AIR BOMBER
[Page Break]
[underlined] CLAIM FOR CAMPAIGN STARS , ETC., [/underlined] (back page)
Particulars of qualifying Service
1. 1939/45 Star
623 Squadron Downham Market. 27-9-43 to 5-12-43
Date on which the full qualifying period for this star completed 27-11-43.
GRANTED
6. Air Crew Europe Star
115 squadron, Witchford 21-12-43 to 24 – 3 -44
BERLIN 24-3-44
7. France and Germany Star
P.O.W 24-3-44 – 7-4-45
Escaped 7-4-45. RELIEVED BY BRITISH ARMY 16.4.45
REPATRIATED 2-5-45
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Title
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David Geach's Claim for Campaign Stars and/or Defence Medal
Description
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RAF Form 2825 filled in by David Geach claiming 1939/45 star, Air Crew Europe Star and France and Germany Star
Creator
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David Geach
Format
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Two printed sheets with handwritten annotation
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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MGeachDG1394781-160401-050001,
MGeachDG1394781-160401-050002
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Norfolk
Temporal Coverage
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1943
1944
1945
Contributor
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Claire Monk
115 Squadron
623 Squadron
aircrew
escaping
prisoner of war
RAF Downham Market
RAF Witchford