Geoffrey Robert King (1923 - 1942)

Born 18 Jun 1923 in Great Horton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 Dec 1942 at age 19 in Clewiston Field, Kendry County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Geoffrey King was born in Great Houghton, Yorkshire, England.

Geoffrey King served in the Royal Air Force in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Leading Aircraftman
Service ended: 03 December 1942

Birth

Geoffrey Robert King was born on the 18th of June 1923, he was born in Great Horton, York, England and was the son of Sqdn. Ldr. Bernard John and Elsie King, of Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. He was born in Great Horton, York, England

Military Career

Royal Air Force Badge

Geoffrey Robert King was a Leading Aircraftman 2nd Class, Service Number: 1387538 in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve^[1]His service record states he was killed in active service Air Ministry Communique: No.116 Archive Reference: AMCC_1942^[2]

Death

Geoffery was an English student-pilot at the Riddle McKay Aero College, Clewiston, he was just 19 years old. When he was unfortunately killed on the 3rd of December 1942, in a mid-air crash with another training plane manned by an instructor and a fellow student from the Clewiston Field. The two other flyers, fortunately, baled out, it is not known if they were injured. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Frank G. Ireland of St. Edmunds Episcopal.

Burial

He is buried alongside 22 of his fellow cadets in the British Plot War Grave Commission gardens in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, Florida, the United States of America in Lot 11. Block U. Grave 7. He died in Church.Glades, Florida, United States^[3]

Inscription Geoffrey R. King 1387538 ~ L-A-C ~ R-A-F Dec 3, 1942 ~In proud memory of our dear son God grant his sacrifice be not in vain~ Find A Grave: Memorial #14142658^[4]

Research Notes

Detail of parents not yet found on FS or BMD

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2719659/GEOFFREY%20ROBERT%20KING/
2. ↑ https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/25376055/aircraftman-2nd-class-g-r-king-royal-air-force-royal-air-force/
3. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV9R-JTL : 25 December 2014), Geoffrey Robert King, 1942; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1021, certificate number 22636, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
4. ↑ FAG database and images accessed 08 November 2020), memorial page for Geoffrey Robert King (18 Jun 1923–3 Dec 1942), Find a Grave Memorial no. 14142658, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .

See Also

• https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2073030/arcadia-(oak-ridge)-cemetery/
• https://commons.erau.edu/archives-world-war-II-flight-technical-training/132/
• http://www.americanairmuseum.com/place/158762
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airglades_Airport