The story
Name: H J R WADE
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 79403
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 827 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1941-07-30
Aircraft: Albacore
Place of death: Kirkenes. Norway
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Lawrence Robert and Rosina Maud Wade of Exeter, Devon
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 79403
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 827 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1941-07-30
Aircraft: Albacore
Place of death: Kirkenes. Norway
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Lawrence Robert and Rosina Maud Wade of Exeter, Devon
There's more to discover
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.