The story
Name: E G E COLLYER
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77501
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 817 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Jackdaw, Crail
Date of death: 1941-05-22
Aircraft: Albacore N 4256
Place of death: At sea, off Arbroath
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Native of Trearchg
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77501
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 817 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Jackdaw, Crail
Date of death: 1941-05-22
Aircraft: Albacore N 4256
Place of death: At sea, off Arbroath
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Native of Trearchg
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.