The story
Name: J W J HOWES
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 79427
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 760 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1941-03-19
Aircraft: Roc L 3105
Place of death: Somerset
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: YEOVILTON (ST BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCHYARD - Somerset
Commemoration details: Plot M, Grave 3
Family details: Native of Middlesborough, Yorkshire
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 79427
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 760 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1941-03-19
Aircraft: Roc L 3105
Place of death: Somerset
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: YEOVILTON (ST BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCHYARD - Somerset
Commemoration details: Plot M, Grave 3
Family details: Native of Middlesborough, Yorkshire
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