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G McHARDY — Fleet Air Arm

1944-03-12 · Madras, India · India

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Name: G McHARDY
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 1830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Illustrious
Date of death: 1944-03-12
Aircraft: Corsair
Place of death: Madras, India
Circumstances: D.O.I.
Buried/commemorated: MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI
Commemoration details: Plot 5, Row A, Grave 2
Family details: Son of Robert and Janet McHardy, of East Finchley, Middlesex; husband of Ingeborg McHardy

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