Serjeant 1237623 Norman Sydney Farr
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 428 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 30th of March 1943
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Family details:
Son of Thomas and Anne Farr, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
Census details:
1939 Register. Unfortunately Norman S is redacted but father Thomas Farr born 25/10/1892 a Trolley Bus Driver and mother Anne Farr born 04/10/1897 an Unpaid Domestic are living at 207 Islands Brow, St Helens. Also at the address are Joseph Peel born 16/12/1865 an Iron Moulder Retired and Mary Peel born 17/03/1867 an Unpaid Domestic.
Wellington HE175 of 428 (RCAF Ghost) Squadron : 29/03/43
RAF Dalton, Uk.
Took off 19:35hrs 29 Mar 1943 for Bochum. Last heard by Hull D/F at 01:55hrs when its position was plotted some 25 miles E of Acklington. Missing in North Sea during raid on Bochum, no further details.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Basil Martyn RNZAF NZ/415001 [Killed]
Sergeant Kenneth Benjamin RAFVR 1331554 [Killed]
Sergeant John Clifford Donaldson RNZAF NZ/411746 [Killed]
Sergeant Norman Sidney Farr RAFVR 1237623 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Leonard William Hayward RAFVR 1270441 [Killed]
[pic]imgs/sppics/runnymede149.jpg[/pic][caption]Norman is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
(Picture by PaulC)[/caption]
