The story
Name: J CHILD
Rank: Air Mechanic (E) 1st Class (A)
Official number: FX 76481
Role: Air Mechanic - Passenger
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1943-06-20
Aircraft: Barracuda II P 9821
Place of death: RNAS Arbroath, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: FELIXSTOWE (SS PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD - Suffolk
Commemoration details: Row 15, Grave 50
Family details: Son of Ethel W Child, of Felixstowe, Suffolk
Rank: Air Mechanic (E) 1st Class (A)
Official number: FX 76481
Role: Air Mechanic - Passenger
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1943-06-20
Aircraft: Barracuda II P 9821
Place of death: RNAS Arbroath, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: FELIXSTOWE (SS PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD - Suffolk
Commemoration details: Row 15, Grave 50
Family details: Son of Ethel W Child, of Felixstowe, Suffolk
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