Identity
Person No.
28008
Service No.
778255
Last Name
First Name
Edward Hugh Earle
Initials
E H E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed as a result of an aircraft accident, in England
Grave Reference
Location
Country
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Hugh Earle Welby and Evelyn Borradaile Welby, of Essex Vale, Southern Rhodesia. He was born on 2nd August, 1915, and entered Lloyd House in September 1927. On leaving school in August 1934, he went mining and was at the Bushtick Mine when he joined the R.A.F. in July 1940. School Record : House- Prefect, 1933; school Prefect, 1934; Sergeant in Cadet ,corps, 1934; Rugger 1st XV, 1932-34 (Captain and Colours, 1934); Cricket 1st XI, 1934. Took an active and prominent part in athletics, swimming, boxing and Dramatic Society: Junior Certificate, 1932. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project