Identity
Person No.
9798
Service No.
80457
Last Name
First Name
James Cecil William
Initials
J C W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, went down with his aircraft after ditching, the rest of the crew survived to become POWs
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. L. Hewetson, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. He was born at Duns, Berwick, on February 21st, 1921, and entered Lloyd House in September 1935. He matriculated in December, 1938, and then entered the Public Works Department, Salisbury, attesting in the Royal Air Force in November 1940. He received preliminary training in Southern Rhodesia and the Union before proceeding overseas in August 1941. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Citation
LG Sup 11 June 1942 pg. 2525
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project