Aubrey Wilfred Deere was born in 1922. He was the son
of Wilfrid Walter and Eveline Edith Deere.
Not much is known about him. He was a pilot with
the Royal Air Force. Late 1941, early 1942, he
was flying Hampden light bombers with 106
Squadron.
On
21 Janaury 1942, Sgt Deere and his crew, which
consisted of
Sgt V.V. Cooper
Sgt T.G.W. Berry and
Sgt B.J.P. Palme
Participated in a mission to Bremen. The crew
took off in Hampden X1D AE123 ZN-D at 17.15 from
their base at Coningsby. The plane crashed near
Spoolde (Overijssel), 2 km SE of Zwolle,
Holland.
Three of the crew survuved to become PoWs. The
cause of loss could not be established.
Sgt Deere is buried in Voorst (Zwollerkerspel )
General Cemetery.
