DAMBUSTERS Riches, John Paul

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Riches ​

• FORENAME

John Paul ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flight Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

1390921 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th February 1944 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Lingfield (SS. Peter and Paul) Churchyard Extension,Surrey East Part ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of John Harvey and Alice May Riches,Lingfield,Surrey​

husband of Lily Riches​

1660 CU 1943​

617 Squadron 9.11.1943​

Sergeant​

Flight Sgt​

air gunner​

Lancaster DV382​

Transit flight from Ford​

crashed 0830 hours Waltham Down,Sussex ​

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