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Clockwork Mouse
13th Jan 2019, 19:58
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/720x540/12ba6eeb_572d_4d78_9528_334eecadc855_aac90e7eca7637c7e91412e 1c078183d95982f32.jpeg
This picture is on Facebook. The plaque was found buried. Any ideas about family?
hoodie
13th Jan 2019, 20:05
Google (https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/flight-lieutenant-gareth-rodney-nicholas-killed-in-afghanistan) shows Flt Lt Nicholas as one of those tragically lost in the accident to Nimrod XV230.
The official MOD announcement says that he was from Newquay.
Lantern10
13th Jan 2019, 20:06
Where was it found?
Davef68
13th Jan 2019, 20:14
This is old, the plaque was returned to his family
Tashengurt
13th Jan 2019, 21:57
How on earth did it end up on a beach?
flash8
14th Jan 2019, 01:41
gareth´s memorial plaque on the bridge at porth beachFrom Google, perhaps it became dislodged somehow.
Avtur
14th Jan 2019, 19:05
This has been sorted out now. Gareth was the AEO on XV230. RIP matey.
MightyGem
14th Jan 2019, 20:14
How on earth did it end up on a beach?
Stranger things have happened. My father's bed plate(similar to that below) was returned to me a few years ago, having been found under a patio in Hay on Wye. He served 1948 to 1969 and had no connection with Hay.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/540x360/540x360_032a3c51f3b2f9a6261c6d64c5cae1c7059fcc28.jpg