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Heald, D.L., Sgt., 1941

Photo: James Pasby.

In St.Nicholas Churchyard is a family headstone for Heald which includes:

also our dear son
Sergt. D.L. Heald, R.A.F.
killed in action Nov. 15th 1941
Buried Bergen, Holland.

Sgt. Heald was serving with 217 Sqdn. He was a crew member of Beaufort I AW236 which crashed, no details are given in this source. The bodies of two of the four crew members were washed ashore a month later, including Sgt. Heald. The other two were never found.Royal Air Force Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War: Volume 1 Aircraft and Crew Losses 1939-1941. Ross McNeill; 2003; Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 128 8.

Douglas Lewis Heald is remembered at Gosforth on G9.17


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Heald

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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