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J M M ANDERSON — Fleet Air Arm

1944-04-14 · China Bay · Sri Lanka

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Name: J M M ANDERSON
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 1830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Illustrious
Date of death: 1944-04-14
Aircraft: Corsair II JT 205
Place of death: China Bay
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: TRINCOMALEE WAR CEMETERY, St Stephen's
Commemoration details: Plot 2, Row C, Grave 8
Family details: Son of Sidney and Geraldine Anderson, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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