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A W SUTTON — Fleet Air Arm

1945-01-24 · Palembang, Sumatra · Indonesia.

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Name: A W SUTTON
Rank: Temp Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RCNVR
Squadron: 1830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Illustrious
Date of death: 1945-01-24
Aircraft: Corsair JT 593
Place of death: Palembang, Sumatra
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: Jakarta War Cemetery, (Makam Perang Jakarta)
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row D, Grave 18
Family details: Son of Charles Samuel and Elsie Sutton, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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