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Leading Aircraftman Albert Lawrence Austin

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Leading Aircraftman Albert Lawrence Austin

Birth
Death
26 Aug 1940
Witheridge, North Devon District, Devon, England
Burial
Northwood, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
Sec. H. Grave 180.
Memorial ID
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1940 September Quarter death-

Name: Austin, Albert L.---Age: 25

District: Barnstaple [Volume & Page: 5b & 1022]


604 Squadron's Bristol Blenheim I (#L6782) was on an air operational flight, when it crashed near Witheridge, Exeter, taking the lives of two members of the crash and seriously injuring another airman, who died the following day from the injuries he'd sustained in the crash.

The airmen who perished in this accident were-

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Albert Lawrence AUSTIN,

RAF Sergeant John Gordon Bewley FLETCHER and

RAF Sergeant Cyril HAIGH.


Military Service:-

Rank: Leading Aircraftman

Service No: 917258

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

1940 September Quarter death-

Name: Austin, Albert L.---Age: 25

District: Barnstaple [Volume & Page: 5b & 1022]


604 Squadron's Bristol Blenheim I (#L6782) was on an air operational flight, when it crashed near Witheridge, Exeter, taking the lives of two members of the crash and seriously injuring another airman, who died the following day from the injuries he'd sustained in the crash.

The airmen who perished in this accident were-

RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Albert Lawrence AUSTIN,

RAF Sergeant John Gordon Bewley FLETCHER and

RAF Sergeant Cyril HAIGH.


Military Service:-

Rank: Leading Aircraftman

Service No: 917258

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167535072/albert_lawrence-austin: accessed ), memorial page for Leading Aircraftman Albert Lawrence Austin (unknown–26 Aug 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167535072, citing Northwood Cemetery, Northwood, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).