Alan Kenneth Summerson

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: POW		Date of Injury: 01/05/1940
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 17/01/1920		Cause of Incident: Enemy Action. Shot down in Fairey Battle by ME109 over France. Burnt extracting pilot from wreckage.
Transferred to QVH: Spring 1941		Injuries: Burns
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: ---

IDENTITY CARD

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Forename: Alan Kenneth			Surname: Summerson
Service No: 568963			Nationality: British

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: ---
Profession: Wireless Op/Air Gunner			Patient Rank: ---

Death: January 1976			Age at Death: 56yrs
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Notes:

Known as 'Zoom'.

Joined the RAF in January 1936, based at RAF Cranwell.

Taken to hospital by French patrol and was listed for repatriation. This was cancelled by the Germans but Summerson escaped to England via France and Gibraltar.

Retired from the RAF in January 1975.

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