Warner, Denham Vernon

Biographical

Surname(s)	Warner
First name(s)	Denham Vernon
Date of birth	02 July 1921
Place of birth	Richmond, Surrey
Family details	Son of Harry Vernon Warner and of Pauline Elinor Warner (nee Smith), of Richmond, Surrey.
Previous education	Bradfield College, Berks
College	King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital
Dates at college	1940-1941
Dept / course	Faculty of Arts
Military unit	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Coastal Command
Service number	151175
War / conflict	World War Two (1939-1945)
Date of death	18/10/1943
Age at death	22
Rank at death	Flying Officer
Place of death	off the west coast of Scotland
Cause of death	Killed in operations
Commemoration(s)	King’ s College; Runnymede Memorial
Notes	Letter from his sister, Jean, to King’s College in 1951: With reference to your letter dated 4 April 1951. I must confirm that my brother Denham Vernon Warner was missing from 18th October 1943 and since then confirmed “Presumed killed in operations off the West Coast of Scotland.” He was in the Coastal Command in Beau fighters. He enlisted 1940 and trained in Canada where he received his commission and later became a Flight Officer before he was reported missing.
Sources	King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission;