Date of Birth
12 February, 1913
College
Borough Road College
Job(s)
Teacher, Maidenhall JB, Luton
Service number
126109
WW2 rank
Pilot Officer
218 (Gold Coast) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Theatre of war
Europe
Date of death
02 July, 1942
Location of death
The Netherlands
Buried/memorial
Runnymede Memorial
Biography
Pilot Officer Geoffrey George Jeary was a student at Borough Road College from 1933 to 1935. On the 3rd of July 1942, Pilot Officer Jeary’s Short Stirling Mk1 transmitted an SOS at 00:28. The Pilot Officer and his crew of six were never found, but are believed to have been shot down by a German plane 50kn west of Amsterdam. Pilot Officer Jeary is remembered at Runnymede Memorial.
Sources
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
aviation-safety.net
Borough Road College 1933 Registry