The story
Name: J W LONGSON
Rank: Air Mechanic (E) 2nd Class
Official number: FX 86289
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 761 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1942-05-19
Aircraft: Fulmar BP 813
Place of death: Near Torquay, Devon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: MALTBY BURIAL GROUND - Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Section B, Row 7, Grave 31
Family details: Son of Joseph and Emma Longson, of Maltby, Yorkshire. Native of Leigh, Lancashire
Rank: Air Mechanic (E) 2nd Class
Official number: FX 86289
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 761 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1942-05-19
Aircraft: Fulmar BP 813
Place of death: Near Torquay, Devon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: MALTBY BURIAL GROUND - Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Section B, Row 7, Grave 31
Family details: Son of Joseph and Emma Longson, of Maltby, Yorkshire. Native of Leigh, Lancashire
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