Sergeant Oliver Lytton HOLMES (778622) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Air Gunner

Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Wellington II Z8590

Death of Death 1942-11-07

Served in 104 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : Prot. Sec. (Men's). Plot F. Coll. grave 13. at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete, Malta (Map)

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Citation	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/19767	Pilot Officer S C Morrison, Sergeant L L A Craig (RNZAF), Sergeant H H Earney (RNZAF), Sergeant K L Donald (RNZAF), Sergeant A S B Paterson (RAAF) Sergeant O L Holmes: killed; Wellington Z8590, 104 Squadron, aircraft accident during operational flight, Jebelchanter, Malta, 7 November 1942. With photographs.	C17928380

Date: 07 Nov 42 Aircraft: Wellington II Z8590 Unit 104 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Malta
Details
Source	Henk Welting's Database
Aircrew details

Recorded in CWGC

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Flight Sergeant	Lincoln Leslie Arnold CRAIG (411376) Pilot Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07	104 Sqdn AIR27	Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete
Sergeant	Keith Langford DONALD (411070) Air Gunner Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07	104 Sqdn AIR27	Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete
Flight Sergeant	Herbert Henry EARNEY (405371) Observer Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07	104 Sqdn AIR27	Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete
Sergeant	Oliver Lytton HOLMES (778622) Air Gunner Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07	104 Sqdn AIR27	Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete
Flying Officer	Samuel Cecil MORRISON (115396) Pilot Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07	104 Sqdn AIR27	Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete
Flight Sergeant	Alastair Semple Burns PATERSON (406461) Wellington II Z8590	1942-11-07		Malta	Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemete

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