ECCLETON, William Davies

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rank: P/O
status: kia
airforce: RAAF (no: 402232 )
born: 1916-02-22 Levin New Zealand

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Killed on 19 August 1941 at Dunkirk (Circus No. 81).

Full name, William Davies Eccleton.

452 Sqdn Operations Record Book for 19.08.41 has P/O Eccleton flying Spitfire Mk VB serial number P8171

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Airforce	Sqdrn	Date
RAAF	452 Sqn	1941-05-03

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Serial	Note	Date
P8170		1941-07-31
P8171	Shot down by Bf 109s	1941-08-19

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