Identity
Person No.
16067
Service No.
155542
Last Name
First Name
Denis Charles James
Initials
D C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
On the night of 2nd Janaury 1944, they set out in a ninety-mile-an-hour gale on a special mission over Berlin, and, having achieved their objective, were on the way home when the wireless operator sent out a message stating that they were taking ice at 8000 ft and could not make base. The last news heard of the crew was that they were ready to bale out. Death was presumed on 3rd January 1944
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Location
Additional Information
Notes
Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Born Johannesburg, 27th April 1921. Son of John Harrison, McKendry and Agnes Ninnie Maria, nee Groth. Ed, Parktown Boys' High School, Johannesburg. Cadet Draft 1937-8. In 1940 Denis James McKEndry joined the RAF and was eventually posted to the position of navigator in a Lancaster bomber, 83 Squadron, as Flying Officer.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project