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Pte. Geoffrey Handley
British Army 4th Btn. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Tipton, Dudley, Staffordshire
(d.19th May 1940)
My great uncle Geoffrey Handley, was born in March 1919, at Tipton, Dudley, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England. He was the loving son of Annie Kinsey-Handley.
During World War 2 Geoffrey served in the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
He was part of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force). His regiment had been surrounded by Germans and they made it to the Dunkirk beaches, during the evacuation of British and French soldiers off the beaches of Dunkirk.
Geoffrey died aged 21, on Sunday 19th May 1940 and he was buried at sea on Sunday 19th May 1940, aged 21.
His memorial is at Dunkirk town cemetery, Dunkirk, France.