Basic Details Surname Birdsell Forenames G B H Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Geoffrey Benjamin Holt War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide all the details. A former pupil who had played rugby for Halifax and worked for the Blackburn Aircraft Company before he first enlisted in January 1938 and then reenlisted in September 1939. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps Unit (Primary - Our reference) No 101 Squadron (RAF) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Sergeant Observer Death and Burial details Country of death England Country of burial England Town of burial Warmwell, Dorset Year of death 1941 Month of death April Day of death 3 Age at death 22 Manner of death reference Killed in Action