Identity
Person No.
18073
Service No.
778282
Last Name
First Name
Alastair Fraser
Initials
A F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Lancaster I R5493, took off from Waddington at 1950 24 Mar 1942 to lay mines in French waters off Lorient (Artichokes Region). Believed to have been shot down by flak from the Ile de Croix. A sea plot was heard from the aircraft around 23:00 hours
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Alice Wilmeana Murdoch. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia. Commemoration stone in East London (East Bank) Cemetery. His brother also died in service
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project