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Lewis, Norman John

Date of birth:
November 27th, 1907 (London)
Date of death:
October 19th, 1988 (Cardiff)
Service number:
115609
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Beaufighter Navigator with 227 Squadron Malta.
He was taken a prisoner of war having been shot down in North Africa, from where he was marched through Italy to spend the rest of the war in Stalag Luft III and had PoW number 167.

Promotions:
? Leading Aircraft Man
27 December 1941,: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
1 October, 1942: Flying Officer (war sub)
27 December, 1943: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
20 July, 1954: commission relinquished, retaining rank as Squadron Leader

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
No. 227 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1942
Citation:
"As navigator, this officer has taken part in several sorties. On a recent occasion he participated in an engagement against a convoy of enemy transport aircraft escorted by fighters.
During the combat, his pilot was severely wounded. On the return flight, Pilot Officer Lewis attended to his wounded comrade, who almost fainted several times through loss of blood. Pilot Officer Lewis also rendered valuable assistance in flying the aircraft back to base where a safe landing was made in darkness.
He has invariably displayed high courage and resource."
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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