Identity
Person No.
27872
Service No.
778354
Last Name
First Name
Archibald Allen
Initials
A A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in air crash, aircraft took off from Waddington at 21.15, it was carrying a mine that was to be dropped in Kiel Bay, Germany - a mission known as "gardening". It crashed just 2 minutes later after failing to gain height. The mine and fuel tanks exploded on impact killing all 4 people on board
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Harold and Maud Watt, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. His watch was found by someone doing some metal detecting at the crash site in 2007.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project