The story
Name: J B B BANCROFT
Rank: Aircraft Identifier
Official number: P/JS 2639
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. President III [Lost in M V Derrycunihy]
Date of death: 1944-06-24
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Panel 87, Column 2
Family details: Son of William and Mary A H Bancroft. M.A. (Cantab), M,Sc. (Manchester)
Rank: Aircraft Identifier
Official number: P/JS 2639
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. President III [Lost in M V Derrycunihy]
Date of death: 1944-06-24
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Panel 87, Column 2
Family details: Son of William and Mary A H Bancroft. M.A. (Cantab), M,Sc. (Manchester)
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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.