Malvern College Second World War Casualty

P/O. Geoffrey Peter Corah

House and time at Malvern: 3, 1935 - 1939.

Regiment: R.A.F..
Died: 01 August 1942 aged 21 in Netherlands. Killed in action.
Battle: Bomber Command. Cemetery: Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery Row C. Grave 14.

Son of Captain Alfred Geoffrey and Evelyn Gladys Corah, of Durfold, Warnham, Horsham, Sussex.
House Prefect.

107 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The squadron flew Blenheim bombers, and was based at Malta in 1941 and received very heavy losses with 90% of all original and replacement crews killed in action. In January 1942, it received US Douglas Boston light bombers and began flying daylight operations again in March 1942 from Great Massingham, Norfolk.

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