The story
Name: F SHARPLES
Rank: Temp Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FAA/SFX 418
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 827 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1941-07-30
Aircraft: Albacore
Place of death: Kirkenes. Norway
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Granville and Alice Sharples of Darwen, Lancashire
Rank: Temp Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FAA/SFX 418
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 827 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1941-07-30
Aircraft: Albacore
Place of death: Kirkenes. Norway
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Granville and Alice Sharples of Darwen, Lancashire
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.