Service Details
Name:
 ORCHISON
Given Name:
 DAVID WEIR
Initials:
 D W
Service No:
 175697V
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 23 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-01-09
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Date of Birth:
 1918-10-10
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6439, engine failure on take off
Additional
Information:
Son of James Moncur and Elizabeth Bryson Orchison. Born East London.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Mil. Allotment. Coll. Grave 96916B.

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