Pilot Officer Ernest George Farrow • Foulsham

 

The second Commonwealth War Grave headstone I located on a recent visit to Foulsham was that of Pilot Officer Ernest George Farrow. He joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve and was flying with 30 O.T.U (Operational Training Unit). On 15^th May 1943 his crew took off in their Vickers Wellington HE468 from RAF Hixon for a night navigation sortie.  On its return something happened to cause it to stall at high altitude and it dived almost vertically into the ground. It crashed at 0357 at Mountford Farm, Salt, Staffordshire with the loss of all crew. 

Ernest was returned to Foulsham for burial. He was 26 years old.

Grid Ref: TG 03355 25058

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