The story
Name: B F A BREWSTER
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 79418 (JX 143874)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 821 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1940-10-26
Aircraft: Swordfish L 2794
Place of death: At sea, Quendale Bay, Shetland
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LERWICK NEW CEMETERY - Zetland (Shetland), Scotland
Commemoration details: Terrace 11, Grave 15
Family details: Son of Alfred James Brewster and Florence Emily Brewster, of Paignton, Devon
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 79418 (JX 143874)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 821 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1940-10-26
Aircraft: Swordfish L 2794
Place of death: At sea, Quendale Bay, Shetland
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LERWICK NEW CEMETERY - Zetland (Shetland), Scotland
Commemoration details: Terrace 11, Grave 15
Family details: Son of Alfred James Brewster and Florence Emily Brewster, of Paignton, Devon
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