Service Details
Name:
 HAND
Given Name:
 JOHN RIDGES
Initials:
 J R
Service No:
 776131
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 500 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-03-12
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Date of Birth:
 1919-11-24
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Lockheed Hudson III # T9390, after his aircraft failed to return from a a daylight bombing operation / shipping strike and shipping patrol mission.
Additional
Information:
Son of Cecil Ridges and Lily Mary Hand, of Pietermaritzburg. Born Durban. Commemorated on Isipingo Beach WWII Memorial in Athlone Park Library, Amanzimtoti, Natal.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Surrey
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Cemetery:
 RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 84.

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