The story
Name: S W HIRST
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 717 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Owl, Fearn
Date of death: 1944-10-26
Aircraft: Barracuda
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: ARNOLD CEMETERY - Nottinghamshire
Commemoration details: Class A, Uncons, Grave 503
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 717 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Owl, Fearn
Date of death: 1944-10-26
Aircraft: Barracuda
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: ARNOLD CEMETERY - Nottinghamshire
Commemoration details: Class A, Uncons, Grave 503
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