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M T BLAIR — Fleet Air Arm

1945-01-24 · Palembang, Sumatra · Indonesia

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Name: M T BLAIR
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 1836 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1945-01-24
Aircraft: Corsair
Place of death: Palembang, Sumatra
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row C, Grave 18
Family details: Son of Thomas William and Mabel Blair, of Brotton, Yorkshire

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