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Bryan Whitham | |||
Rank: | Sergeant | Number: | 1175416 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 077 Sqn RAFVR | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Bomber Command | ||
Died: | 24/04/1942 | Age: | 26 |
How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
Country of burial: | Germany | Grave Photo: | Yes |
Cemetery or Memorial: | Hamburg Cemetery | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Born during the June quarter 1916 in the Chorlton R.D. - ref: 8c/1091, the son of Fred & Jessie Witham (nee Metcalfe). Flying with 77 Sqn, they took off from R.A.F. Leeming, Yorkshire, in a Whitley Mk.V, No. Z9363 KH-H, on a bombing operation over Rostock. They crashed at 0111hrs at Grevenkrug, 4km NNW of Bordesholm, 12 km NNE of Neumünster. Total losses 4 crew all buried in Hamburg Cemetery. |
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