1896665 Sergeant (Air Gunner) Mervyn Hole.
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Aged 20.
Son of Harold Hole [1900-1979] and Gwenllian Parry Hole [1899-1989], of Deal, Kent.
The marriage of Harold Hole and Gwenllian Parry was registered in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales, in Q2, 1923
The birth of William Mervyn Hole, was registered in Bedwelty, in Q1, 1924.
Siblings.
Beryl, b. Bedwelty, 1925.
Frank, b. Bedwelty, 1931.
Mervyn died on 11th February 1944, on board Wellington Bomber X3215 from 21 Operational Training Unit, which took off from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh (Gloucestershire) on a non-operational bullseye exercise. An engine cut out on take off, and the aircraft crashed striking a large tree at Black Downs near Stretton-on-Fosse.
The Crew comprised
Flight Sergeant James Francis Martin
Pilot
Sergeant Leonard Purvis
Navigator
Sergeant John Edward Armitage
Navigator/Bomb Aimer
Sergeant Percival Henry Earwaker
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant William Mervyn Hole
Air Gunner
Sergeant Michael Joseph Breen
Air Gunner
1896665 Sergeant (Air Gunner) Mervyn Hole.
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Aged 20.
Son of Harold Hole [1900-1979] and Gwenllian Parry Hole [1899-1989], of Deal, Kent.
The marriage of Harold Hole and Gwenllian Parry was registered in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales, in Q2, 1923
The birth of William Mervyn Hole, was registered in Bedwelty, in Q1, 1924.
Siblings.
Beryl, b. Bedwelty, 1925.
Frank, b. Bedwelty, 1931.
Mervyn died on 11th February 1944, on board Wellington Bomber X3215 from 21 Operational Training Unit, which took off from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh (Gloucestershire) on a non-operational bullseye exercise. An engine cut out on take off, and the aircraft crashed striking a large tree at Black Downs near Stretton-on-Fosse.
The Crew comprised
Flight Sergeant James Francis Martin
Pilot
Sergeant Leonard Purvis
Navigator
Sergeant John Edward Armitage
Navigator/Bomb Aimer
Sergeant Percival Henry Earwaker
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant William Mervyn Hole
Air Gunner
Sergeant Michael Joseph Breen
Air Gunner
Inscription
1896665 Sergeant
M. HOLE
Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
11th February 1944 age 20
+
death is but the gateway
to eternal life
Cherished memories of our dear son
MERVYN HOLE
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