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Sergeant (Pilot) Patrick Gibbings Sanders

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Sergeant (Pilot) Patrick Gibbings Sanders Veteran

Birth
Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
Death
9 Mar 1942 (aged 30–31)
Beverwijk, Beverwijk Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Burial
Bergen, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 9.
Memorial ID
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Son of Comdr. A. L. Sanders, R.N., and Joan Sanders, of Weymouth, Dorsetshire.

Patrick was the co-pilot of the British Wellington bomber #W5442 that on its way back from Essen, West Germany was shot down by Flak near Beverwijk town, W-Netherlands killing three of the six crew members.
SERGEANT PATRICK GIBBINGS SANDERS
Service Number: 1380919
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12 Sqdn.

Date of Death; Died 09 March 1942

Buried or commemorated at BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 9.
Netherlands
Son of Comdr. A. L. Sanders, R.N., and Joan Sanders, of Weymouth, Dorsetshire.

Patrick was the co-pilot of the British Wellington bomber #W5442 that on its way back from Essen, West Germany was shot down by Flak near Beverwijk town, W-Netherlands killing three of the six crew members.
SERGEANT PATRICK GIBBINGS SANDERS
Service Number: 1380919
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12 Sqdn.

Date of Death; Died 09 March 1942

Buried or commemorated at BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 9.
Netherlands

Inscription

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Gravesite Details

1380919


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