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John Francis Errington

 John Francis Errington

Person details

Forename(s) John Francis
Surname Errington
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm
Age 46
Death Died in hospital
Place of Death UK > Hampshire,
Date of Death 16/05/1945
Year of Entry 1913
House Letter G
School Notes -
Comments Not listed in WW2 photo album
During WW2, HMS Godwit was the training centre for the Fleet Air Arm
Account of HMS Godwit made for the BBC Archive by a member of the crew
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/09/a2258309.shtml
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link https://www.cwgc.org/find-record...
Unit HMS Godwit
Prefect -
Military Decorations
Album Number
Battle
Previous Regiment
Burial or Cemetery UK > Cookham
Citations
Archives Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives
Post School Served in WW1 in France; Western Telegraph in Chile
Prep School
Prisoner of War
Radlein Obituary June 17 1945. On May 16th in Haslar, RN. Hospital John Francis Errington, Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R (Bryans's G, 1913-17). He left Radley to join the Army during the last war, and served in France as a Sec. Lt. in the Berkshire Regt. On demobilisation, he obtained a post with the Western Telegraph Co., and was for many years in Chile. He returned to England early in the present war and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the R.A.F.V.R. A year later he transferred to the Fleet Air Arm and was serving as a Lieutenant when he died.
Service Number 0
Place of Birth