The story
Name: R C DARKE
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77178
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 831 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Indomitable
Date of death: 1943-04-24
Place of death: At sea
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 4, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Frank and Elizabeth Muriel Darke; husband of Eileen Marion Darke of Lancaster
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77178
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 831 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Indomitable
Date of death: 1943-04-24
Place of death: At sea
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 4, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Frank and Elizabeth Muriel Darke; husband of Eileen Marion Darke of Lancaster
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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.