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G F RUSSELL — Fleet Air Arm

1940-12-13 · Ben Bheula, Central Scotland · United Kingdom

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Name: G F RUSSELL
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 802 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1940-12-13
Aircraft: Martlet l AL 251
Place of death: Ben Bheula, Central Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: DUNFERMLINE (DOUGLAS BANK) CEMETERY - Fifeshire, Scotland
Commemoration details: Section A, Grave 46
Family details: Son of G Frederick Russell, and of Constance Doris Russell, of Ewshott, Surrey

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