The story
Name: J J HOATH
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 700 Squadron - 9 Squadron RAAF
Ship/station: H.M.A.S. Australia (R.A.N.)
Date of death: 1941-04-06
Aircraft: Seagull V A2-24
Place of death: Seagull V A2-24 crashed into sea due to catapult failure from HMAS Australia
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 7
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 700 Squadron - 9 Squadron RAAF
Ship/station: H.M.A.S. Australia (R.A.N.)
Date of death: 1941-04-06
Aircraft: Seagull V A2-24
Place of death: Seagull V A2-24 crashed into sea due to catapult failure from HMAS Australia
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 7
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