84278 Pilot Flight Lieutenant EDWARD DEVEREUX SPRATT,
Age:30
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Colonel Edward James Henry Spratt and Alice Spratt nee Deacon; husband of Isla Frances Spratt.
He served in Coastal Command.
He was great granson of Commander James Spratt, R.N. who gained fame for his exploits at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the time a Master's Mate on HMS Defiance.
On 3rd March 1943: Vickers Wellington BK400 from 12 Operational Training Unit took off from RAF Chipping Warden at 1040 for a cross-country training flight. At 1255 the pilot lost control in cloud and crashed just under 2 miles south-west of Little Tew, 3 miles east-south-east of Chipping Norton with the loss of 6 aircrew;
Flight Lieutenant Edward Devereux Spratt., pilot, aged 30. He is buried in High Hurstwood Sussex, and was the son of Colonel Edward and Alice Spratt, and married to Isla.
Pilot Officer Stanley Walker Shepherd., navigator, aged 22. He is buried in Ecclesall, Sheffield and was the son of Beatrice Shepherd.
Stanley Walker joined the Metro-Vicker's Company as a School Apprentice in October 1936 and joined the RAF in July 1940 and commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1942.
Sergeant Vaughan Stacey Allen., air gunner, aged 19. He is buried in Birmingham Witton cemetery and was the son of Frederick and Mabel Allen of Erdington, Birmingham.
Sergeant Arthur Frederick Ash., air gunner, aged 25. He is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery and was the son of George and Mabel Ash of Baron's Court.
Sergeant James Albert Willis., wireless operator/air gunner, aged 21. He is buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery and was the son of Albert and Lily Willis of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
Sergeant Alexander Rennie Burgess., bomb aimer, aged 22. He is buried in Saline Cemetery and is the son of Robert and Christina Burgess of Saline, Fifeshire.
Age:30
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Colonel Edward James Henry Spratt and Alice Spratt nee Deacon; husband of Isla Frances Spratt.
He served in Coastal Command.
He was great granson of Commander James Spratt, R.N. who gained fame for his exploits at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the time a Master's Mate on HMS Defiance.
On 3rd March 1943: Vickers Wellington BK400 from 12 Operational Training Unit took off from RAF Chipping Warden at 1040 for a cross-country training flight. At 1255 the pilot lost control in cloud and crashed just under 2 miles south-west of Little Tew, 3 miles east-south-east of Chipping Norton with the loss of 6 aircrew;
Flight Lieutenant Edward Devereux Spratt., pilot, aged 30. He is buried in High Hurstwood Sussex, and was the son of Colonel Edward and Alice Spratt, and married to Isla.
Pilot Officer Stanley Walker Shepherd., navigator, aged 22. He is buried in Ecclesall, Sheffield and was the son of Beatrice Shepherd.
Stanley Walker joined the Metro-Vicker's Company as a School Apprentice in October 1936 and joined the RAF in July 1940 and commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1942.
Sergeant Vaughan Stacey Allen., air gunner, aged 19. He is buried in Birmingham Witton cemetery and was the son of Frederick and Mabel Allen of Erdington, Birmingham.
Sergeant Arthur Frederick Ash., air gunner, aged 25. He is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery and was the son of George and Mabel Ash of Baron's Court.
Sergeant James Albert Willis., wireless operator/air gunner, aged 21. He is buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery and was the son of Albert and Lily Willis of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
Sergeant Alexander Rennie Burgess., bomb aimer, aged 22. He is buried in Saline Cemetery and is the son of Robert and Christina Burgess of Saline, Fifeshire.
84278 Pilot Flight Lieutenant EDWARD DEVEREUX SPRATT,
Age:30
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Colonel Edward James Henry Spratt and Alice Spratt nee Deacon; husband of Isla Frances Spratt.
He served in Coastal Command.
He was great granson of Commander James Spratt, R.N. who gained fame for his exploits at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the time a Master's Mate on HMS Defiance.
On 3rd March 1943: Vickers Wellington BK400 from 12 Operational Training Unit took off from RAF Chipping Warden at 1040 for a cross-country training flight. At 1255 the pilot lost control in cloud and crashed just under 2 miles south-west of Little Tew, 3 miles east-south-east of Chipping Norton with the loss of 6 aircrew;
Flight Lieutenant Edward Devereux Spratt., pilot, aged 30. He is buried in High Hurstwood Sussex, and was the son of Colonel Edward and Alice Spratt, and married to Isla.
Pilot Officer Stanley Walker Shepherd., navigator, aged 22. He is buried in Ecclesall, Sheffield and was the son of Beatrice Shepherd.
Stanley Walker joined the Metro-Vicker's Company as a School Apprentice in October 1936 and joined the RAF in July 1940 and commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1942.
Sergeant Vaughan Stacey Allen., air gunner, aged 19. He is buried in Birmingham Witton cemetery and was the son of Frederick and Mabel Allen of Erdington, Birmingham.
Sergeant Arthur Frederick Ash., air gunner, aged 25. He is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery and was the son of George and Mabel Ash of Baron's Court.
Sergeant James Albert Willis., wireless operator/air gunner, aged 21. He is buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery and was the son of Albert and Lily Willis of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
Sergeant Alexander Rennie Burgess., bomb aimer, aged 22. He is buried in Saline Cemetery and is the son of Robert and Christina Burgess of Saline, Fifeshire.
Age:30
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Colonel Edward James Henry Spratt and Alice Spratt nee Deacon; husband of Isla Frances Spratt.
He served in Coastal Command.
He was great granson of Commander James Spratt, R.N. who gained fame for his exploits at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the time a Master's Mate on HMS Defiance.
On 3rd March 1943: Vickers Wellington BK400 from 12 Operational Training Unit took off from RAF Chipping Warden at 1040 for a cross-country training flight. At 1255 the pilot lost control in cloud and crashed just under 2 miles south-west of Little Tew, 3 miles east-south-east of Chipping Norton with the loss of 6 aircrew;
Flight Lieutenant Edward Devereux Spratt., pilot, aged 30. He is buried in High Hurstwood Sussex, and was the son of Colonel Edward and Alice Spratt, and married to Isla.
Pilot Officer Stanley Walker Shepherd., navigator, aged 22. He is buried in Ecclesall, Sheffield and was the son of Beatrice Shepherd.
Stanley Walker joined the Metro-Vicker's Company as a School Apprentice in October 1936 and joined the RAF in July 1940 and commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1942.
Sergeant Vaughan Stacey Allen., air gunner, aged 19. He is buried in Birmingham Witton cemetery and was the son of Frederick and Mabel Allen of Erdington, Birmingham.
Sergeant Arthur Frederick Ash., air gunner, aged 25. He is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery and was the son of George and Mabel Ash of Baron's Court.
Sergeant James Albert Willis., wireless operator/air gunner, aged 21. He is buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery and was the son of Albert and Lily Willis of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
Sergeant Alexander Rennie Burgess., bomb aimer, aged 22. He is buried in Saline Cemetery and is the son of Robert and Christina Burgess of Saline, Fifeshire.
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