Identity
Person No.
5234
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Norman Vivian
Initials
N V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of fractured skull, due to his motorcycle colliding with a car at The Hyde, Hendon, Middx
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Additional Information
Notes
From South Africa. Was at St Andrew's for a year in 1914 when he was fourteen, he left to continue his education in Rhodesia. Though under age he joined the Graham White Flying School and in 6 weeks got his flying ticket. On 18th June 1916, the same day as he was gazetted to the Royal Naval Air Service he was killed in an accident in London (another source says a motor accident). On King Edward VII School, Johannesburg Memorial. On Milton High School, Bulawayo Memorial. Death registered in Paddington, Vol. 1a page 90
Citation
***Rejected, need proof of service at time of death
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project