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Sergeant Edward Arthur Graves
RAF 235 Squadron
from:Eastbourne
(d.30th August 1940)
Graves, E A. Sergeant RAF. Died 30 August 1940.
Killed in crash of Bristol Blenheim Mk IVf, serial L9262, after take-off from RAF Bircham Newton to practice circuits. The aircraft spun into the ground at Barwick farm, Bagthorpe near the airfield at 11.15hrs killing both the crew. John Priestly, a New Zealander from Wellington, was buried with full military honours on 2 September 1940. The other crew member, Sgt. E.Graves was taken to his home town of Eastbourne for burial.