The story
Name: J DOHERTY
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: L/FX 703501
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 742 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Vairi, Sulur, India
Date of death: 1945-10-15
Aircraft: Expeditor II HD 759
Place of death: Ratmalana
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row C, Grave 11
Family details: Son of John and Mary Doherty, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: L/FX 703501
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 742 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Vairi, Sulur, India
Date of death: 1945-10-15
Aircraft: Expeditor II HD 759
Place of death: Ratmalana
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row C, Grave 11
Family details: Son of John and Mary Doherty, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
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