Identity
Person No.
2465
Service No.
403211
Last Name
First Name
Hope
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in flying battle, off Sardinia. Wellington HX - of 221 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Luqa, Malta, at 1830Z hours on 7 February 1943 to illuminate a convoy 60 miles east of Sardinia. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Major Horace Braine and Evelyn Braine; husband of Sylvia Law Braine, of Cape Town, South Africa. World Professional Ice Skating Champion 1936 and 1937.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project