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2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 AAS (RAF)
7 AGS (RAF)
15OTU (RAF)
Middle East (RAF)
108Sqn (RAF)
108Sqn (RAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
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40Sqn (RAF)
104Sqn (RAF)
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14 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Jan 1941
31 March 1941
16 Sep 1941 - Failed Wireless training
12 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Air Gunner
26 Dec 1941 - UK
7 March 1942
29 Apr 1942
19 May 1942
24 Aug 1942 - Egypt
19 Sep 1942
6 Nov 1942 - Caught fire after landing
26 Nov 1942
7 Dec 1942 - Crashed on landing at Luqa, Malta
7 Dec 1942
26 Dec 1942 - Ditched in Med on RTB 50 miles from Malta
1 Jan 1943
28 Feb 1943 - UK
1 May 1943
7 Oct 1943
16 March 1944 - Leave in Canada
8 May 1944 - UK
25 May 1944 -OTU
11 June 1944
2 Jan 1945 - Shot down
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945.
- Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. C. 2. Germany.
Son of Thomas R. and Jean Geeves (Nee Hamilton), of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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