Basic Details Surname Whittle Forenames Pearl Gender Female Information stated on memorial War Second World War - civilians Served or died Died Notes She was a pupil at Queen Mary School with which the King Edward VII School merged in 1999. She died when a USAAF B24 crashed on Freckleton village during a test flight. Death and Burial details Year of death 1944 Month of death August Day of death 23 Manner of death reference Other