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Sgt. David John Poole
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Sqd.
(d.24th Dec 1943)
My Uncle was stationed at RAF Skellingthorpe with 50 Squadron.
He was Sgt David John Poole (W.Op/Air Gunner) Aged 23 yrs.
His Lancaster was brought down over Hanover on 24 December 1943 and he is buried in a War Grave in Hanover War Cemetery - section 5, row D, grave 13.
His widow re-married in the 1950's and is still alive today. David was loved and missed for many years by all who knew him.