Geoffrey Topham

GEOFFREY TOPHAM Cpl   RAF    d.3/12/1941  aged 20     72127

 

GEOFFREY TOPHAM  was the son of Harold Corless Topham and Winifred (née Hyde), of  Chorlton- cum-Hardy, Manchester. His birth was registered in Barton district in early 1921.

     

The circumstances of his death are difficult to verify, but it is possible that he may have been flying a       Beaufighter I - T4703 - of No.1 OADU (Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit). This aircraft had been reported as a loss for this day, having collided with Beaufighter T4715 on take-off at RAF Portreath, 27 OTU. However, his death was registered at Newcastle under Lyme and this makes the above scenario unlikely.

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Researched and written by Paul R Speakman