Name: |
THORNHILL-COOK |
Given Name: |
BASIL SEARLEY |
Initials: |
B S |
Service No: |
103420 |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
5 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-06-04Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
21 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, missing from patrol, possibly shot down by AA, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK380 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Howard and Beatrice Gwendolyn Thornhill-Cook, of King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa. His brother also died on service |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-07-28