Norman DARBY (1921-1943)

Name:	Norman DARBY
Sex:	Male
Father:	Frank DARBY (1875-1950)
Mother:	Edith Sarah HURDLE (1882-1959)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	1921	Monmouth, Wales
Military Service	btw 1939 and 1941 (age 17-20)	RAF
Death	Jul 2, 1943 (age 21-22)

Individual Note 1 (shared)

Died in WWII in combat - body picked up in the water in Scotland

Body identified from a photo of Jill in a plastic wallet. He was a (pilot.?)(wireless operator?)

 

Bomber command, age 21, died 1 month after completing training. Wireless operator.

 

Theres a metal plaque in Coleford with Norman Darby on it.

Individual Note 2

Name: DARBY, NORMAN

Initials: N

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)

Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Age: 21

Date of Death: 25/07/1943

Service No: 1401887

Additional information: Son of Frank and Edith Sara Darby, of Broadwell.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave O.4.

Cemetery: COLEFORD CEMETERY