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Name: John Maxwell Hill. Rank: Flight Lieutenant , J 7761, 431 Squadron, Bomber Command....

Catalogue reference: WO 208/5415/9

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This record is about the Name: John Maxwell Hill. Rank: Flight Lieutenant , J 7761, 431 Squadron, Bomber Command.... dating from 1944 Sept 13 in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, and Directorate.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 208/5415/9
Date
1944 Sept 13
Description

Name: John Maxwell Hill.

Rank: Flight Lieutenant, J 7761, 431 Squadron, Bomber Command.

Date of birth: 2 October 1917.

Evaded: Buisthem, Belgium, 28 April 1944.

Escaped or Liberated: not specified, date not specified.

Other names mentioned: Flying Officer Rooks.

Includes Cover sheet and Report.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
I.S.9.(W.E.A.)/MB 1313
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18043516/

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