The story
Name: J A KING
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 823 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Merlin, Donibristle
Date of death: 1942-01-30
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4554 / V 4643
Place of death: Calder Dam, Dunbarton, Renfrew, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEEDS (LAWNS WOOD) CREMATORIUM, Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Screen Wall, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Arthur and Mary Marsden King, of Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 823 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Merlin, Donibristle
Date of death: 1942-01-30
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4554 / V 4643
Place of death: Calder Dam, Dunbarton, Renfrew, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEEDS (LAWNS WOOD) CREMATORIUM, Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Screen Wall, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Arthur and Mary Marsden King, of Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
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