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Ralph Broxap | |||
| Rank: | Sergeant | Number: | 981534 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 612 Sqn RAF | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Coastal Command | ||
| Died: | 03/11/1941 | Age: | 23 |
| Country of burial: | Lost Overseas | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Runnymede Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Hale | ||
| Extra Information: | |||
Flying with 612 Sqn, they took off at 20.55 hours from RAF St. Eval, near the village of Downhill, north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, in a Whitley Mk5 - number T4325 WL-S for an anti-submarine patrol. They were undertaking a creeping line ahead search in the Bay of Biscay, but failed to return. The crew of six are all commemorated on the Rnnymede Memorial. The crew were:- Flying Officer J. Harrop; Sgt. J.H. Watson; Sgt. F.G. Rae; Sgt. B Clark; Flying Officer H.E.P. Williams and Sgt. R. Broxap himself. | |||
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| Altrincham Grammar School | |||
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