Geoffrey Wellum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Wellum

British fighter pilot and writer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Walthamstow, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2018

Profession: fighter pilot, biographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Squadron Leader Geoffrey Harris Augustus Wellum DFC (4 August 1921 – 18 July 2018) was a British fighter pilot and author, best known for his participation in the Battle of Britain.
Born an only child in Walthamstow, Essex, Wellum was educated at Forest School, Snaresbrook before serving in the RAF.
After the war he remained in the RAF until 1961, and later ran a haulage business.
In the mid-1980s he retired and moved to Mullion in Cornwall, where he wrote down his wartime memoirs.
In 2002 these were published as First Light.