Service Details
Name:
 BLACKBURN
Given Name:
 RAYMOND ACHESON
Initials:
 R A
Service No:
 72711V
Rank:
 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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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, engine failure on take off, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6439
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Additional
Information:
Son of George and F. E. Blackburn, of Durban. Husband of Norma Blackburn, of Cape Town. Born Matatiele. A bank clerk.
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/C.

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