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M TOWNSEND — Fleet Air Arm

1945-01-15 · At sea, off Clyde Light Vessel · United Kingdom

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Name: M TOWNSEND
Rank: Air Mechanic (E) 1st Class
Official number: FX 103990
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. Thane
Date of death: 1945-01-15
Aircraft: - -
Place of death: At sea, off Clyde Light Vessel
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: GREENOCK CEMETERY - Renfrewshire, Scotland
Commemoration details: C Recess, Coll grave 57
Family details: Son of Mark and Julia Townsend, of Warwick, Warwickshire

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