Identity
Person No.
17459
Service No.
101467
Last Name
First Name
Archie Walter Russell
Initials
A W R
Date of Birth
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Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Whitley EB 329, took off from RAF Station St Eval, Cornwall, at 1105 hours on 10 October 1942, for an anti submarine sweep. The aircraft was later diverted from patrol to attack an enemy vessel. The aircraft acknowledged sighting the vessel at 1632 hours but did not acknowledge a request for amplification of its sighting report. At 1634 hours a third class bearing was obtained from St Eval of 223 degrees. Nothing further was heard from the aircraft which did not return to base
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Born 29/12/1915. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. At college February 1931-December 1934; Mullins. College Prefect. 2nd XI (capt.), 2nd XV, Boxing Colours (Capt.), J.C. 2 '31. Matric. Feb. '34. He went to London to study Aeronautics.
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External Source
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South African War Graves Project