The story
Name: R W DEAKIN
Rank: Air Mechanic (O) 1st Class
Official number: FX 83763
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 825 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent
Date of death: 1942-07-13
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4593, coded 'B'
Place of death: Woodwick Bombing Range, Orkney
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: KIRKWALL (ST OLAF'S) CEMETERY - Orkney, Scotland
Commemoration details: Plot 2, Joint grave 32
Family details: Son of Amy A Deakin, and stepson of D P O'Brien, of Birmingham
Rank: Air Mechanic (O) 1st Class
Official number: FX 83763
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 825 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent
Date of death: 1942-07-13
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4593, coded 'B'
Place of death: Woodwick Bombing Range, Orkney
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: KIRKWALL (ST OLAF'S) CEMETERY - Orkney, Scotland
Commemoration details: Plot 2, Joint grave 32
Family details: Son of Amy A Deakin, and stepson of D P O'Brien, of Birmingham
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