Eric Richard Southern
Service number
1581192
Military unit
14 OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
170 Southwell Road West, Mansfield.
Date of birth
11 Feb 1921
Date of death
20 Nov 1944 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Abingdon, Berkshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Attebded Brunts School and in 1939 he was training to be a teacher.
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Family history
Son of Richard and Gladys Southern, of 170 Southwell Road West, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
His father, Richard was a handicraft teacher and the family were living in Abingdon when Eric was born as his father was teaching in Abingdon.
Eric had one sister, Marjory born in 1919.
His father, Richard, had served with the Royal Flying Corp in 1916
Military history
Vickers Wellington X serial Number LN428
Navigator
Took off from Market Harborough and crashed near Oakengates, Shropshire, during a night-time cross country training flight, with the loss of the full crew.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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