Identity
Person No.
23982
Service No.
P/JX 128470
Last Name
First Name
Geoffrey George
Initials
G G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of George and Maud Stannard; husband of Doreen Constance Stannard, of Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project