Irwin, Richard Phillip (Sergeant)

Evader 1944-June-13

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Birth Date: 1922-October-30

Born: Cork, Ireland

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Home: Cork, Ireland

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

432 (B) Sqn- Squadron
Saeviter Ad Lucem Ferociously toward the light

Base

RAF East Moor

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner (Rear)

Service Numbers

1797758

Irwin evaded with the help of various underground operatives and a British agent, constantly being moved to avoid detection and capture, eventually being liberated by US Forces from a camp at Bellevaux, France,1944-09-08 and returned to the UK

RAF Evaders, The Comprehensive Story of Thousands of Escapers and Their Escape Lines, Western Europe, 1940-1945 by Oliver Clutton-Brock pages 285, 296 & 376
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