The story
Name: C J TARRANT
Rank: Temp Acting Leading Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 82907 (P/JX 203227)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 816 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Avenger
Date of death: 1942-05-04
Aircraft: Swordfish W 4715
Place of death: At sea, 43 degrees 20' N, 50 degrees 15' W
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 3, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Mr and Mrs H Tarrant; husband of Mrs H Tarrant. Native of Bournemouth
Rank: Temp Acting Leading Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 82907 (P/JX 203227)
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 816 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Avenger
Date of death: 1942-05-04
Aircraft: Swordfish W 4715
Place of death: At sea, 43 degrees 20' N, 50 degrees 15' W
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 3, Panel 3
Family details: Son of Mr and Mrs H Tarrant; husband of Mrs H Tarrant. Native of Bournemouth
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