The story
Name: J W PATCH
Rank: Petty Officer Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 582081
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 705 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Urley, Ronaldsway
Date of death: 1945-04-18
Aircraft: Barracuda
Place of death: Isle of Man
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 6, Panel 1
Family details: Son of Cecil Whitmore Patch and Amy Sphia Patch of Swanage
Rank: Petty Officer Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 582081
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 705 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Urley, Ronaldsway
Date of death: 1945-04-18
Aircraft: Barracuda
Place of death: Isle of Man
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 6, Panel 1
Family details: Son of Cecil Whitmore Patch and Amy Sphia Patch of Swanage
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