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Identity
Person No.
39028
Service No.
114666
Last Name
Carruthers 2
First Name
Raymond Vivian James
Initials
R V J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1927 (±1 yr) 100
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Southern Rhodesian Air Force 2
Unit
3 Independent Company 27
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
14 December 1952 87
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident 36
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, when Auster J5 # SR 53 struck a cable across the Hunyani river, south of Salisbury
Grave Reference
Block 39, Section A, Tier K, Grave 17 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE AREA CEMETERY 18
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B Salt

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39028