DAMBUSTERS Hill, Victor

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hill ​

• FORENAME

Victor ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flight Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

1315729 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th September 1943 ​

• AGE

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• GRAVESITE

Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 137 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1921 Gloucestershire​

son of Harry and Catherine Hill,Berkeley Castle,Gloucestershire​

husband of Evelyn (nee Hourihane) Hill,Rhondda,Wales (1 daughter Valerie) (married 1941)​

head gardener,Berkeley Castle,Gloucestershire​

RAF 1941​

RAF Blackpool 10.3.1941​

8 RC 27.3.1941​

RAF St Eval 20.4.1941​

10 (S) RC 4.9.1941​

RDU 8.12.1941​

West Malling 24.12.1941​

ACRC 2.6.1942​

14 ITW 3.6.1942​

1 AAS 5.7.1942​

9 Squadron 15.8.1942​

617 Squadron 7.5.1943​

air gunner​

Lancaster JA981​

Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)​

recalled and crash in sea 8 miles NE of Cromer,Norfolk ​

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