In Memory Of

BLACKBURN, RAYMOND ACHESON

Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
72711V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
23 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1945-01-09
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, engine failure on take off, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6439
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Mil. Allotment. Coll. grave 96916B/C.
Cemetery:
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Son of George and F. E. Blackburn, of Durban. Husband of Norma Blackburn, of Cape Town. Born Matatiele. A bank clerk.