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WC John Dering Nettleton
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WC John Dering Nettleton

Birth
Nongoma, Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Death
13 Jul 1943 (aged 26)
Monument
Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
Plot
Panel 118.
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Recipient of the British Victoria Cross War Medal. Nettleton served as a Wing Commander with the 44th Squadron of the Royal Air Force. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for service over Augsberg, Germany, on April 17, 1942. He died on July 13, 1943, when his plane was shot down and it crashed into the Bay of Biscay.
Recipient of the British Victoria Cross War Medal. Nettleton served as a Wing Commander with the 44th Squadron of the Royal Air Force. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for service over Augsberg, Germany, on April 17, 1942. He died on July 13, 1943, when his plane was shot down and it crashed into the Bay of Biscay.

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7678305/john_dering-nettleton: accessed ), memorial page for WC John Dering Nettleton (28 Jun 1917–13 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7678305, citing Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.