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Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) William Howard Machin

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Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) William Howard Machin

Birth
West Bromwich, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
Death
24 Aug 1940 (aged 19–20)
Chelmsford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Burial
Handsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England Add to Map
Plot
Sec. 22. C. of E. Class B. Grave 12885.
Memorial ID
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No.264 Sqn Defiant L6965 piloted by P/O Richard Stuart Gaskell badly damaged near Hornchurch by Bf 109s of JG51 at 1600hrs.

Pilot survived , but air gunner Sgt William Howard Machin service No 968717 ,died of his wounds
Son of Edmund William and Ivy Mary Machin, of Handsworth, Birmingham.
No.264 Sqn Defiant L6965 piloted by P/O Richard Stuart Gaskell badly damaged near Hornchurch by Bf 109s of JG51 at 1600hrs.

Pilot survived , but air gunner Sgt William Howard Machin service No 968717 ,died of his wounds
Son of Edmund William and Ivy Mary Machin, of Handsworth, Birmingham.

Inscription

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


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