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Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) William John Wearn

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Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) William John Wearn

Birth
Houghton, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Death
23 Aug 1943 (aged 20)
Asten Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
16. B. 7.
Memorial ID
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William John Wearn, Son of William Henry and Florence Amy Wearn, of Farnborough, Kent. William was served woth the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster ED701 103 Squadron crashed near Kasteel van Asten, Heusden, Noord-Brabant Holland... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield.

Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Breckon DFM 1093893 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.J. Wearn 1391460 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 7 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/Sgt. C.W. Jones 1375410 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. T. Davison 1450992 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J. Harwood 1231532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 6 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Austin 778987 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.E. Lefort 1384549 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 4 Initially buried Venlo
William John Wearn, Son of William Henry and Florence Amy Wearn, of Farnborough, Kent. William was served woth the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster ED701 103 Squadron crashed near Kasteel van Asten, Heusden, Noord-Brabant Holland... Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield.

Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Breckon DFM 1093893 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.J. Wearn 1391460 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 7 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/Sgt. C.W. Jones 1375410 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. T. Davison 1450992 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J. Harwood 1231532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 6 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Austin 778987 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.E. Lefort 1384549 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 4 Initially buried Venlo

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Gravesite Details

1391460


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