Identity
Person No.
6451
Service No.
776401
Last Name
First Name
Andrew Gordon
Initials
A G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Shortly after noon on 8th December, when many of the ground-staff and Headquarters personnel were congregated near the cookhouse, a sudden raid was made on the camp by a force of nearly a score of hostile aircraft, most of which were Messerschmitts 109 and 110. There was hardly time to reach the shelter of slit-trenches before the storm broke. The attack was short but severe. Thirty seconds of savage bombing and strafing from low level left the area a shambles of smoking debris. Four Rhodesians were killed - Corporal J. Smith, L/A/C.s A. G. Ednie and A. R. Meldrum, and AC.1 E. G. Lenthall
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Andrew and Marie Ednie, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Formerly of Durban. RAF Number: Southern Rhodesians in Middle East
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project