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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War Two


Flight Officer 42291 Pyers Arthur WORRALL - 136th Squadron, Royal Air Force


Killed in Action on 8 June 1942 aged 21

Ft Lt Worrall

Military History
   
Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial SWFHS Area Memorials
Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, India Avon Dassett
   
Date and Place Enlisted Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed
Commissioned April 1939 Burma Campaign (1942-43)
   
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units
Alipore Airfield, India 9 E&RFTS, Ansty
  6 Officer Training Unit, Sutton Bridge
Military Service Information 85 Squadron at Martlesham
Promoted to Flying Officer on 22 Jun 1940 249 Squadron at North Weald
  261 Squadron at Hal Far

Circumstances Leading to Death          

The Hurricane being flown by Pyers crashed into a pillbox at Alipore Airfield when its engine failed during take off on an interception sortie against the Japanese Air Force.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
5 Feb 1921 at Farnborough, Hants  
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
Col. Percival Reginald and Agnes Worrall Bitham Hall, Avon Dassett
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
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Schools Colleges
Downside School 1931 - 1937  
   
Address History Employment History                       
1921 - Farnborough, Hants 1937 - Student
1939 -  Avon Dassett 1939 - Air Force Officer
1942 - Bitham Hall, Avon Dassett  
   
 

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