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Hugh James Platts | |||
| Rank: | Flying Officer | Number: | 162128 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Command Unknown | ||
| Died: | 21/10/1945 | Age: | 24 |
| How Died: | Accidental | ||
| Country of burial: | Egypt | ||
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Alamein Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Sale | ||
| Extra Information: | |||
The son of Eric & Hilda Platts (nee Lingard). The family resided at 93 Framingham Road, Sale. Attended Sale High School and Manchester Grammar School. Continued his education at Manchester University and gained a B.Sc., Hons. (Manchester). He was a keen Scout and an Assistant Scoutmaster for the Sale High School Troop. Joined the RAF in 1942. Navigator, killed in an air accident. Aircraft crashed into the sea about 180 miles north of Bengazi - no trace was ever found. His death was reported in the 16/11/1945 edition of the Sale & Stretford Guardian. See the 5th Sale & Ashton Scout Group Memorial. | |||
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| Manchester University | |||
| Manchester Technical College | |||
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