Paul William Tooley
Service number
152479
Military unit
90 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Wycliffe College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales.
Date of birth
25 Dec 1923
Date of death
16 Sep 1944 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
He was educated at Wycliffe College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales.
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Family history
He was the son of Mr and Mrs Fred W J Tooley of 'Marlborough House', Hooton Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham.
Military history
Netherlands DORDRECHT GENERAL CEMETERY Row A. Grave 13.
Paul Tooley was the pilot of Lancaster l LM169 which took off 2114 16 Sept 1944 from Tuddenham (near Newmarket), Suffolk, to bomb Flak positions in support of Operation Market Garden (Arnhem). It is thought to have collided with a 115 Sqdn Lancaster. No survivors.
Fatalities: Paul William Tooley + FO James Edward Brown (AB), Sgt Leslie Mathers Gill (AG), FO Harry Johnson (N), Sgt Eric John Smalldon (AG), FO David Selwyn Thomas (WO) & Sgt Roy Whittington (FE).
Extra information
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Photographs
Paul William Tooley
Nottingham Evening Post 9/7/1945