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PEARSON, Norman

Personal Information
Rank AC2
Forename(s) Norman William
Surname Pearson
Gender M
Age 20
Decorations
Date of death 18-06-1942
Next of kin Son of William Henry Christopher and Louisa Pearson, of Erdington, Birmingham.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Erdington (St. Barnabas) Churchyard
Grave Reference J. 372..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 83
Enlistment information
Service Number 1414796
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 91
Squadron 27 OTU
Trade Ground Staff
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station Lichfield
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss Birmingham Mail June 20th 1942: "AIRMEN ON TANDEM. Birmingham Man Killed, Another Injured. As they were cycling on a tandem to their homes in Birmingham last evening, two airmen were hit by a car as they came out of a side road on to the main Tamworth road at Lichfield. Leading Aircraftman Norman William Pearson, of 29, Marlow Road, Erdington, fractured his skull and died. His companion, Leading Aircraftman Edgar Edward Griffiths, of 128 Addison Road, Birmingham, is detained in hospital with a fractured leg and severe laceration of the right side of the face.