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Hurst, James

Date of birth:
1924 (Nottingham, England)
Date of death:
December 16th, 1943 (Follega/Friesland, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Lemmer
Plot: C. Row: 8. Grave: 224.
Service number:
1817269
Nationality:
British

Biography

Sergeant, Air Gunner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn. Son of Bertram and Kathleen Elsie Hurst. Husband of Mary Agnes Hurst, of Nottingham.

Killed on 16 December 1943 during a mission to Berlin. After taking off from RAF Oakington, his Lancaster JA853 MG-L was attacked by a night fighter over Friesland and crashed near Follega, Friesland.

All seven crew members were killed. Two of them remained missing. Raymond Hedges is buried at the General Cemetery in Lemmer.

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