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Name: J M FINLAYSON
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 710 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Urley, Ronaldsway
Date of death: 1944-12-21
Aircraft: Barracuda II MX 633, coded 'R6P'
Place of death: At sea, Port Soderick ranges, Isle of Man
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: DOUGLAS CEMETERY, ISLE of MAN - Isle of Man
Commemoration details: Block N, Row F, Grave 77
Family details: Son of Robert Moffat Finlayson and Christina Finlayson, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 710 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Urley, Ronaldsway
Date of death: 1944-12-21
Aircraft: Barracuda II MX 633, coded 'R6P'
Place of death: At sea, Port Soderick ranges, Isle of Man
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: DOUGLAS CEMETERY, ISLE of MAN - Isle of Man
Commemoration details: Block N, Row F, Grave 77
Family details: Son of Robert Moffat Finlayson and Christina Finlayson, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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