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Albert Edward Sgt Pilot R.A.F.
Killed in action Feb 25th 1943 Aged 22
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Christchurch Cemetery Newport
Monmouthshire
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Albert Edward
Passmore
1921
Newport, Monmouthshire
25th February 1943
Killed in attempting to land his Spitfire IX in appalling weather conditions at Souk-El-Khemis airfield in rain and hail - he crashed due to the weather conditions, his plane spun and skidded on the mud
22
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
Second World War
Sergeant (Pilot)
72 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
His father George died in 1926 from wounds received in the First World War and he was named after his uncle who was killed at Cambrai, France during the first war
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