Geoffrey William Hemming

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Flight Sub-Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force

Units:

4N (RNAS)
204 (RAF)

Victories:

Born:

03 April 1898

Place of Birth:

Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire, England

Died:

26 February 1926

Place of Death:

Calshot, Hampshire, England

The son of William John (an accountant) and Mary Ann Hemming, Geoffrey William Hemming received a commission in the Royal Naval Air Service on 5 July 1916. Posted to 4 Naval Squadron, he scored 6 victories flying Sopwith fighters in 1917. In November 1920 he was posted to No. 4 Squadron at Farnborough, where he remained until 1922 before joining the Irish Flight at Collinstown. When this unit was disbanded, he was posted to No. 2 Squadron, Manston and from there went to the Marine Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe in August 1922. In 1925, Flying Officer Hemming was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant and posted to RAF Calshot. A year later, he was killed in a crash at Calshot on 26 February 1926.

See ADM 273/9/218

Geoffrey William Hemming's Medals UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972
Hampshire Telegraph, Friday, 05 March 1926, page 4 Larne Times, Saturday, 17 February 1923, page 8

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Flt. Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey William Hemming, R.N.A.S.
In recognition of his services with a Wing of the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk between March and September, 1917, during which period he has been continuously employed on the Belgian coast, and on many occasions has been in charge of a flight. On the 22nd September, 1917, he led his flight against a formation of twenty enemy aircraft, and engaging three consecutively, brought them all down.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 November 1917 (30408/12548)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	12 May 1917	0720	4N	Sopwith Pup (N6177)	Siemens Schukert D.I? (DES)	Off Zeebrugge
2	06 Jun 1917	1600	4N	Sopwith Pup (N6199)	Siemens Schukert D.I (DES)	NE of Dixmude
3	06 Jun 1917	1600	4N	Sopwith Pup (N6199)	Siemens Schukert D.I (OOC)	NE of Dixmude
4	22 Aug 1917	0945	4N	Sopwith Camel (B3841)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	SE of Ostend
5	22 Aug 1917	0945	4N	Sopwith Camel (B3841)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	SE of Ostend
6	22 Aug 1917	0950	4N	Sopwith Camel (B3841)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Ostend-Bruge

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