The story
Name: C W BEER
Rank: Air Mechanic (L) 1st Class
Official number: SFX 431
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 823 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Landrail, Machrihanish
Date of death: 1942-01-30
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4643
Place of death: Dunbarton, Renfrew, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: HARROGATE (HARLOW HILL) CEMETERY - Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Section J, Grave 120
Family details: Son of William and Elizabeth Beer, of Harlow Hill, Harrogate
Rank: Air Mechanic (L) 1st Class
Official number: SFX 431
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 823 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Landrail, Machrihanish
Date of death: 1942-01-30
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4643
Place of death: Dunbarton, Renfrew, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: HARROGATE (HARLOW HILL) CEMETERY - Yorkshire
Commemoration details: Section J, Grave 120
Family details: Son of William and Elizabeth Beer, of Harlow Hill, Harrogate
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