| Admitted to: RAF Scampton SSQ. RAF Hospital Rauceby (11/11/43). |
Date of Injury: 11/11/1943 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 21 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed in a Lancaster on a training sortie. Hit trees. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 10/06/1944 |
Injuries: Burns to face and hands. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 2 |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: Charles |
Surname: Wilkes |
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| Service No: 1459139 |
Nationality: British |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: PHU, RAF Morecambe. |
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| Profession: Observer |
Patient Rank: Sgt |
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| Death: 26/06/2009 |
Age at Death: --- |
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Notes:
Known as 'Jimmy'.
Glossary:PHU - Personnel Holding Unit
SSQ - Station Sick Quarters
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…