Geoffrey Austin Brodrick
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Aircraftman 1st Class 1412656
Parents: Austin and Beatrice Mary Brodrick
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 35 Badminton Road, Mangotsfield. Lived: 63 Hill House Road, Staple Hill.
Pre-war occupation: Motor engineer shop foreman
Date of birth: 20/12/1915
Place of birth: Downend, Bristol
Date of death: 29/06/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Ranchi War Cemetery, India. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 28
Further information:
Geoffrey was born in Downend, the son of a motor engineer and on leaving school, he worked with engines like his father. Geoffrey married Una Audrey Cambridge in Kingswood in Spring of 1940.
Geoffrey enlisted in the RAF in March 1941 and continued to work with engines through service with the 136 RSU (repair and salvage unit). He was stationed in India and his unit carried out engine changes on forced landed aircraft and repair of damage, thus boosting the servicing manpower of squadrons. The circumstances surrounding Geoffrey's death are not known.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/