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SHARPLES, Herbert

Personal Information
Rank Cpl
Forename(s) Herbert
Surname Sharples
Gender M
Age 30
Decorations MiD
Date of death 25-09-1944
Next of kin Son of James and Alice Sharples, of Blackburn.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Blackburn Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. B. Nonconformist. Grave 1207..
Epitaph SADLY MISSED BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 96
Enlistment information
Service Number 995173
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 93
Squadron 82 OTU
Trade Ground
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station Ossington
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss Hit by a car in Buncer Kane, Blackburn when walking with his WAAF fiancé, he sustained a fractured skull and later died in Blackburn Royal Infirmary.