BRITTAIN R.

Ronald Brittain

Petty Officer Airman FAA/FX 91540

H.M.S. Pursuer, Royal Navy

Ronald Brittain died on Monday 21st August 1944, aged 21 years, and is remembered on the LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire.

At the time of his death, Petty Officer Brittain was serving on the HMS Pursuer. During August and September 1944, the Pursuer was serving with a British Carrier group, providing air cover for the landings in southern France. Read a history of the HMS Pursuer here.

He was the son of William and Annie Brittain, of East Kirkby, Nottinghamshire.

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Research by Heather Faulkes