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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Shropshire => Topic started by: twotribes on Sunday 04 February 18 10:25 GMT (UK)
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in 1941 a john[jack] proctor was killed in a plane crash near tern hill , Whitchurch. he was aged 24 and was in the [air force] any help please
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Have you found a death registration for him on GRO index :-\
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not as yet I know he came from stoke in Coventry.
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If he died in the UK there should be a death certificate. If he was serving in the RAF when it happened in WW2 I would have thought it should be on the Commonwealth war graves web site.
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OK he is on CWGC as Jack Proctor
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2714877/proctor,-jack/
Deaths Jun 1941
Proctor Jack 24
Whitchurch 2c 1810
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Probably his birth registration (no mention of John)
Births Dec 1916
JACK Proctor mmn Cooper
Coventry 6d 1173
Obituary in Coventry Evening Telegraph 23 April 1941
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Shropshire's casualties and aircraft crashes
Sgt Jack Proctor (741471), RAFVR, aged 24. Buried in Stoke (St Michael) Churchyard, Warwickshire. Son Of William and Fanny Proctor, of Coventry; husband of Audrey Louise Proctor, Of Stoke, Coventry
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3670-Shropshire-s-casualties-and-aircraft-crashes
Added: Sorry Rosie, I've just noticed this same information is on the CWGC link you had already posted
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That’s a good find Joel, ties in with 605 squadron raf a reserve squadron based at Ternhill late March to end of May 1941, flying hurricane 1s.
There was also a Canadian squadron there at the same time
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ternhill
Mike
Amended, they were hurricane 11a
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One of Tern Hills uses was as a temporary base for fighters protecting the midland industries from German bombers
Their arrival in late March coincides with renewed German bombing raids, especially Coventry, 8,9,10th April, did intelligence provide us with advanced warning.
Mike
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thank you so much everybody for these details. I am new to this and had no idea where to look.