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Full Name | Geoffrey (Geoff) Bays |
Nickname | Lofty |
Number | 7942306 |
Rank | Trooper |
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Date of Birth | 30.05.1922, Lincoln |
Date of Death | 11.04.1998 |
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Enlisted | 14.08.1941, Tidworth |
Military | Parent Unit : 46th Royal Tank Regiment,R.A.C. (WS Cpl) Army Class : Driver Op. Army Category : Volunteer PPA 13.06.1944 B + R Patrols posted on disbandment |
Married | |
Further Information | resided 18 Broomhill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk prewar assistant metallurgist in civilian life resided Fox Earth, Stow Longa, Huntington PE18 OTL in 1990s |
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Interview with Geoffrey Bays
British trooper and NCO served with 46th Royal Tank Regt, 23rd Armoured Bde in North Africa and Italy, 7/1942-5/1944; served with 1st Demolition Squadron, Popski's Private Army in Italy, 5/1944-5/1945
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