In Memory Of

CLARKE, DESMOND DE VILLIERS

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 160076
Rank:
 Flying Officer
Unit:
 29 Operational Training Unit
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
 1944-09-08
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Wellington BK552, training flight, cross country navigation exercise. Severe icing took place during the sortie, possibly rendering one engine unserviceable. The pilot lost control and the aircraft ploughed into the ground at 1343.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Sec. A. Grave 103.
Cemetery:
 CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Cheshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Of South Africa.