Wiliam R.S. Hurrell, F/Sgt.

Personal information
Age	21
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of Sydney and Daisy Ellen Hurrell, Beckton, Essex, U.K.
Military information
Army Number	1386347
Rank	F/Sgt.
Function	Pilot
Platoon / Troop / Flight	B.70 Deurne airfield (B)
Company / Squadron	175 Squadron
Unit / Group	121 Wing, No.83 Group
Division / Transport / Command	2nd Tactical Air Force
Regiment	Royal Air Force
Death information
Died when	26-9-1944
Died where	Gorrsel
Spot	in a field near the railway to Zutphen
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Gorssel, near Lindeboomweg no.10 in a fieldgrave, Netherlands
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Taking off from B.70 Deurne airfield at 1332 hours for an armed reconaissance flight, the 175 Squadron Typhoons were 'bounced' by 30 plus Me-109's of Jagdgeschwader (JG) 54, in the area of Arnhem-Apeldoorn at 1400 hours. One Me-109 was claimed 'probably destroyed' but 175 Squadron also lost one aircraft. Typhoon MN582, Squadron code HH-'A' and piloted by Flight Sergeant Hurrell, was shot down by a German fighters at about 14.10 hrs. The plane and its pilot are still buried at the crash site. Local historical society De Elf Marken placed a Monument on the spot in the year 2000.

Personal information
Age	21
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of Sydney and Daisy Ellen Hurrell, Beckton, Essex, U.K.
Military information
Army Number	1386347
Rank	F/Sgt.
Function	Pilot
Platoon / Troop / Flight	B.70 Deurne airfield (B)
Company / Squadron	175 Squadron
Unit / Group	121 Wing, No.83 Group
Division / Transport / Command	2nd Tactical Air Force
Regiment	Royal Air Force
Death information
Died when	26-9-1944
Died where	Gorrsel
Spot	in a field near the railway to Zutphen
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Gorssel, near Lindeboomweg no.10 in a fieldgrave, Netherlands
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Taking off from B.70 Deurne airfield at 1332 hours for an armed reconaissance flight, the 175 Squadron Typhoons were 'bounced' by 30 plus Me-109's of Jagdgeschwader (JG) 54, in the area of Arnhem-Apeldoorn at 1400 hours. One Me-109 was claimed 'probably destroyed' but 175 Squadron also lost one aircraft. Typhoon MN582, Squadron code HH-'A' and piloted by Flight Sergeant Hurrell, was shot down by a German fighters at about 14.10 hrs. The plane and its pilot are still buried at the crash site. Local historical society De Elf Marken placed a Monument on the spot in the year 2000.