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Name : Raymond Geoffrey Norris known as Geoff Norris Son of : Arthur George Norris and Elsie Norris (née Reynolds); nephew of Mr. J. Reynolds, of Gunville, Isle of Wight Born : 1922, Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
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Service Details : Sergeant (W. Op. [Air]) 1602554 Raymond Geoffrey Norris, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Casualty Details : Died : 1 June 1944 aged 21. Buried at : Marissel French National Cemetery, Oise, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Newport War Memorial as G NORRIS Carisbrooke War Memorial as R NORRIS |
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Photo Gallery :
Flt Sgt Geoff Norris |
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Further Information :
Orphaned at the age of nine, Geoff Norris was raised at Ashen Grove Cottages, Gunville by his uncle and aunt, James and Ethel Reynolds. He worked at Fisk and Fisher at St Cross Mill, Newport, before volunteering for the RAF at the age of 18. He was part of the crew of Avro Lancaster LM121, LS-C, of XV (15) Sqn, based at RAF Mildenhall. The aircraft took off at 23.57 hrs to bomb railway yards at Trappes, in France. It was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed at Lormaison (Oise) 20 km South of Beauvais. All the crew are buried at Marissel. |
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Acknowledgments :
Thanks to Geoff Reynolds (nephew of Raymond Geoffrey Norris) for further information. See Geoff Reynolds' account of Geoff Norris' life at Stirling Pilot |
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Links :
The Mildenhall Register XV, XC, 149, 218 (GC) and 622 with Friends of 75 (NZ) Bomber Squadrons' Association |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 25 August 2014 |
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