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R J GALL — Fleet Air Arm

1943-12-14 · Moray Firth · New Zealand

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Name: R J GALL
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 829 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Owl, Fearn
Date of death: 1943-12-14
Aircraft: Barracuda II P 9890
Place of death: Moray Firth
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 8
Family details: Son of William Cameron and Margaret Ann Gall, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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