David Henry Wesley
Service number
1158450
Military unit
5 Coastal OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
83, Melton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Date of birth
30 Jan 1921
Date of death
09 Aug 1941 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
He attended South County School, West Bridgford and was employed in the Co-op grocery department before RAF enlistment in 1940.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of William and Florence Wesley and the brother of Roland and Douglas Wesley. They lived at 83, Melton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Military history
Pilot Officer S H Last, Pilot Officer V J Hall (RCAF), Sergeant D H Wesley, Sergeant W Fell: killed; aircraft accident at Chivenor Aerodrome, Devon; Beaufort L9953, 5 Coastal Operational Training.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Headstone of David Henry Wesley
Photo: David Nunn
Grave of David Henry Wesley
Photo: David Nunn
Killed on the same aircraft and buried in adjacent graves David Wesley and Walter Fell
Courtesy of the Nottingham Evening Post