Fairs Jack and Bill

NAME Fairs Jack & William ‘Bill’ (twin brothers)
RANK IN GREECE

RAF, Leading Aircraftsmen

ON DEMOB

Sergeants

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

Jack    750832

Bill       750791

PRISONER

N/A

N/A

UNIT IN GREECE

11 Sqdn RAF, Photographic Unit

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

26 Jan – 24/25 April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

HMT Glenearn, Navplion – Suda Bay, Crete

RAF Sunderland, Suda Bay – Alex

POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

N/A

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

N/A

NOTES

See Glyn Williams for details of evacuation from Navplion on Glenearn.

“Johnny” Johnson was apparently also in Photo Recce but no data available.

STORY

We are pleased to share with you the story of Jack and William ‘Bill’ Fairs from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file.

J & W Fairs Foreword

J & W Fairs Pre Greece

J & W Fairs Greek Campaign

J & W Fairs Post Greece

J & W Fairs Post Script

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