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Farmer, John Ernest

Date of birth:
1922
Date of death:
September 28th, 1943 (Vaassen/Gelderland, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Vaassen
Grave: 693.
Service number:
1338093
Nationality:
British

Biography

Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
428 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn

428 Ghost Squadron (Usque ad Finem) RAF Middleton St George. Halifax V aircraft EB 215 NA-T was hit by flak over Holland and exploded in mid-air returning from an attack on Hanover, Germany. The bomber crashed at Oosterhof /Vaassen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Sergeant JE Farmer (RAFVR), Sergeant JW Satchell (RAFVR), Sergeant TJ Wilson (RAFVR), Sergeant ET Springett (RAFVR), Sergeant WE Mussen (RAFVR) and Sergeant A Stuart (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Sergeant DAJ Griffin (RAFVR) survived and was taken Prisoner of War.

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