| Admitted to: Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester. |
Date of Injury: 26/08/1940 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 12/9/1919 (21) |
Cause of Incident: Enemy action - shot down, baled out after combat with He111s, descended inverted with only ankles in parachute harness, & landed on shoulder at Bognor Regis |
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| Transferred to QVH: 02/10/1940 |
Injuries: Burns to face, arms and legs. |
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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: Roy |
Surname: Lane |
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| Service No: 41028 |
Nationality: British |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: 43 Sqn (Jun-Aug 1940). |
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| Profession: Hurricane Pilot |
Patient Rank: Plt Off |
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| Death: 26/04/1944 |
Age at Death: 24 |
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Born in Southsea, Hampshire.
Joined RAF & to 13 EFTS, June 38
Granted Short Service Commission, Aug 38;
11 Flying Training School, 1939;
Plt Off, June 39; Fg Off, December 40; Flt Lt (WS), December 41
Returned to service after treatment at East Grinstead: Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (Jun 1941-Mar 1943), 41 Sqn (6 Apr-27 Sep 1943).
Attached to 602 Sqn, February 42
Transferred to RAFO as Flt Lt, June 42
Transferred to Burma as Temporary Squadron Leader & Air Liaison Officer, October 1943
Based at Aberdeen (remote jungle airstrip) for local defence from April 44
Engine failed, crash-landed approximately 12 miles SE of Homalin, Burma, & captured by Japanese, 26 April 44; executed same day.
Buried in Grave 17.A.24, Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma).
Known as 'Lulu'
EFTS - Elementary Flying Training School.
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