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Identity
Person No.
2330
Service No.
100541
Last Name
First Name
Roderick Kenneth
Initials
R K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Catalina I W8421:QL-Y. Took off Koggala, 0256. At 0716 reported the position and speed of a large enemy force, but before his message was completed, was shot down by two A6Ms, which had taken off from 'Hiryu' at 0600, flown by NAP 1/C Hino and NA 1/C Kotani
Grave Reference
Location
Locality
Unknown
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Ernest and Cecil Mary Bourne; husband of Rosalie Bourne, of Dawsons, Southern Rhodesia.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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