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Flight Sergeant Frank Winston Gonsalves Reportedly Killed in Action (WWII), Royal Air Force Volunteer

Frank Winston Gonsalves – Son of Deogo Aloysius and Anita Marie Louise Gonsalves, of Georgetown, British Guiana.

Frank Winston Gonsalves – Son of Deogo Aloysius and Anita Marie Louise Gonsalves, of Georgetown, British Guiana.

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Sergeant, Service No: 605687
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit, 356 Sqdn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 18/08/1945
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial
Memorial: Singapore Memorial Reference: Column 450.

18 Aug 45 356 Sqn Liberator VI KH218 aircraft was engaged on a special duties sortie at night. The crew broadcast a ‘Mayday’ message stating that they were ditching and gave their position. A subsequent search found no trace of the aircraft or its crew.

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