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Name : Robin O'Hara Murray Son of : James O'Hara Murray, M.I.M.E., and Hylda O'Hara Murray (née Blendell), of Niton Undercliffe, Isle of Wight. Born : 1922 (registered Fulham, London, Dec 1922 qtr.). |
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Service Details : Flt/Sgt (Pilot) 1334242 Robin O'Hara Murray, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Casualty Details : Died : 11 September 1943, aged 20. Buried at : Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Niton War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, March 3, 1944 Page 1 Flight Sergeant Robin O'Hara Murray, R.A.F.V.R., previously reported missing from
air operations, is now officially reported to have been killed in September last.
Aged 20 years and 11 months, he was the youngest son of the late James O'Hara Murray,
and Mrs. O'Hara Murray, of Reeth Lodge, Niton.
Flying a Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib aircraft, serial no JP536, of 175 Sqn, O'Hara Murray was shot down by a German Focke-Wulf 190 of JG26, a German fighter unit stationed at Abbeville in France. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research, John Bloodworth for R.A.F. research |
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