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Offline katiespitfire

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Re: ww2
« Reply #9 on: Monday 19 November 12 23:18 GMT (UK) »
I guess you've seen this?

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2427658&GRid=80966324&

The first soldier from Wickford to die during the 2nd World War was Sergeant Longman. He was serving with the 514 Searchlight Battery at Yelverlon. On that fateful night, their searchlight picked out a German bomber and followed it across the sky. One of the avoiding actions a hostile plane could make was to dive bomb the light, and this is what the  pilot did, machine gunning all the way down. He killed all the battery crew, including 27 year old Sergeant Longman. His grave can be seen in St Catherine’s Churchyard.
http://www.wickfordhistory.org.uk/page_id__284_path__0p4p70p.aspx

Sorry if you've already seen it.

Kate

Offline Jerry-Lee

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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 20 November 12 19:13 GMT (UK) »
Kate

Hi. Many thanks for this as I most definately didnt have it.

Cheers

Jerry-Lee
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