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Sgt. James Cecil Wrigley
Royal Air Force 260 Squadron
from:Didsbury, Manchester
(d.12 June 1942)
My Uncle Jim Wrigley served in the Western Desert flying kitty hawks and was shot down by a German Ace.
He was seen to bale out after his plane was hit. He was found on the ground by a South African soldier but because of heavy fire he had to leave his body and return later. I know that this soldier wrote to my grandparents. He is buried in Knightsbridge Cemetery in Libya we have a photo of his grave but unfortunately nobody has been able to visit. He was the eldest of 8 children. Jim died just 1 month after his 21st birthday.