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Flying Officer Richard Geoffrey Knowles Green

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Flying Officer Richard Geoffrey Knowles Green

Birth
West Yorkshire, England
Death
23 Aug 1947 (aged 27–28)
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Burial
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Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 166745
Date of Death: 23/08/1947
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
504 Sqdn.

Son of Geoffrey Knowles Green and Dora (Genn) Green of Derby.

Births Sep 1919
Green, Richard G K, (mother's maiden) Germ/Genn, Leeds 9b 526

Deaths Sep 1947
Green, Richard G K, 27, Sheffield 2d 83

Find a Grave contributor, PAUL ALLONBY:
Flying-Officer Dick Green suffered fatal injuries when a Mosquito T3 night-fighter trainer crashed on take-off at RAF Hucknall, Notts, on the afternoon of August 23rd 1947. His navigator, Flt-Lt Edgar Southall DFC, was injured and spent a fortnight in hospital in Nottingham. Dick was a member of 504 (City of Nottingham) Sqn, which was well-represented at his funeral in Sheffield, where he and his wife lived. (504 Sqn Ops Record Book).
Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 166745
Date of Death: 23/08/1947
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
504 Sqdn.

Son of Geoffrey Knowles Green and Dora (Genn) Green of Derby.

Births Sep 1919
Green, Richard G K, (mother's maiden) Germ/Genn, Leeds 9b 526

Deaths Sep 1947
Green, Richard G K, 27, Sheffield 2d 83

Find a Grave contributor, PAUL ALLONBY:
Flying-Officer Dick Green suffered fatal injuries when a Mosquito T3 night-fighter trainer crashed on take-off at RAF Hucknall, Notts, on the afternoon of August 23rd 1947. His navigator, Flt-Lt Edgar Southall DFC, was injured and spent a fortnight in hospital in Nottingham. Dick was a member of 504 (City of Nottingham) Sqn, which was well-represented at his funeral in Sheffield, where he and his wife lived. (504 Sqn Ops Record Book).

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  • Created by: Arborist
  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85538047/richard_geoffrey_knowles-green: accessed ), memorial page for Flying Officer Richard Geoffrey Knowles Green (1919–23 Aug 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85538047, citing City Road Cemetery and Crematorium, Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Arborist (contributor 47209972).