The story
Name: W SANDS
Rank: Naval Airman 2nd Class
Official number: S/FX 2215
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 755 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Jackdaw, Crail
Date of death: 1941-09-13
Aircraft: Proctor l P 6105
Place of death: Stratford -Avon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: PENCAITLAND CEMETERY - East Lothian, Scotland
Commemoration details: Grave 940
Family details: Native of Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Rank: Naval Airman 2nd Class
Official number: S/FX 2215
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 755 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Jackdaw, Crail
Date of death: 1941-09-13
Aircraft: Proctor l P 6105
Place of death: Stratford -Avon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: PENCAITLAND CEMETERY - East Lothian, Scotland
Commemoration details: Grave 940
Family details: Native of Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
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