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12 June 1942 Sgt Killelea David Edmund |
Sgt Killelea was the wireless operator with F/S Mooney's crew.
At approximately 9.30 pm a solitary German bomber dropped a stick of bombs on King's Lynn
which demolished the Eagle public house which at the time was packed with customers,
including servicemen celebrating a colleague's 21st birthday.
Sgt Killelea David was in the public house at the time.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honur by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan. - List of casualties, rafcommands.com/forum/
Sgt - Service No 1170643
Age: 21
RAFVR
Son of John James Killelea and Elizabeth Killelea,
of Shepherd's Bush, London.
King's Lynn (Gayton Road) Cemetery -
coll. grave with Campbell John Bertram,
114 Sqd RAFVR
Source: CWGC - Photo by Adrian S. Pye - Find a Grave.