Identity
Person No.
27835
Service No.
40486
Last Name
First Name
Alfred William Knox
Initials
A W K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Catalina Ib AH537, failed to return from operational flight between Mount Batten and Gibraltar
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Alex Charles and Alice Catherine Watson (nee Knox), of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Amatikulu, Zululand. Educated Eshowe Government School. Cadet Draft 1920-30. Alfred William Knox Watson joined the British India Line as Cadet on leaving Genearl Botha, and passed his Second Mate's examination. In 1935 he joined the RAF and after gaining his wings was posted to the Coastal Command (Flying Boat) Service, where he served for some time in Malta, until the beginning of the war, when he was transferred to Gilbraltar and promoted to Lieutenant. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project