Date of birth:

November 30th, 1921 (Kennington/London, England)

Date of death:

May 3rd, 1943 (Bennebroek, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Bergen
Plot: II. Row: E. Grave: 15.

Service number:

1392394

Nationality:

British

Sergeant (Air Gunner)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 487 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn

On May 3, 1943 at 4:43 PM, Lockheed Ventura AE684 "EG-B" of 487 Squadron took off from Methwold in the county of Norfolk to take part in an attack on the Amsterdam-Noord power station.
At 5:45 p.m. the plane was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed in Bennebroek.
Two crew members were killed and two men were taken prisoner.

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