Service Details
Name:
BROWN
Given Name:
COMPTON WILLIAM DAVID
Initials:
C W D
Service No:
4260
Rank:
Aircraftman
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Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
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Date of Death:
1977-05-04
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Date of Birth:
1949-10-02
Age:
27
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Lynx F337 #4306, while a passenger, 20 miles south of Umtali. The aircraft crashed into a mountainside during a training exercise. The pilot, Rob Griffiths, survived the crash.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
Zimbabwe
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Locality:
Harare (Salisbury)
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Cemetery:
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY
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