Husband of Mary Markland (nee Tiplady). Co-pilot of Mk1 Short Stirling which cranshed near to Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France en-route from Oakington to Stuttgart on a bombing raid. Interred in local cemetery.
Markland, Geoffrey Isherwood –
Personal details
- Surname: Markland
- Forename: Geoffrey Isherwood
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 45
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 6th, 1942
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
- Unit: 7 Squadron.
- Service number: 1069580
- Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- WWII Roll of Honour - Bedford House Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: Row A.A. Collective Grave 5-8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1943 08/01/1943
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 1c 3e*