SAS Spooner, Anthony John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Spooner ​

• FORENAME

Anthony John ​

• UNIT

1 SAS (B Squadron) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

6216295 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th July 1944 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Rom Communal Cemetery, France Mil.Plot Row 1 Coll.grave 1-26 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Army Air Corps​

born 01.09.1923 Essex​

son of John Henry and Henrietta Spooner, Waltham Abbey, Essex​

Op.Bulbasket - POW 3.7.1944 - executed Foret de Saint-Sauvant ​

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[y.hawkins]

Anthony John Spooner

my very brave uncle i as always asking my grandparents and mother about him always wanting to see pics of him as i was not born until 1956 as my mum died this year i have only my other uncle to ask i have now been told im the only one in the family not to see his grave so must go as i have found out there is a book about the mission will read that first he and a cousin were the 1st to sign up in their road to go to war the only 2 who did not come back!i just r so very proud of him and always will be that is why one of my sons is named after himxx