Name: |
DUNKERLEY |
Given Name: |
REX KENILWORTH |
Initials: |
R K |
Service No: |
102813V |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
CaptainOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
40 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-06-11Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
34 |
Cause of Death: |
Died of injuries, received 6 June, Spitfire, landed in late evening at Nettuno on return from last operation of his tour when a Thunderbolt landed on top of him |
Decorations: |
Air Force Cross, Mentioned in Despatches |
Citations: |
AFC LG Sup 1 January 1944 pg. 59, MID LG Sup 1 January 1945 pg. 104 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Thomas and Alice Dunkerley; husband of Thelma T. Dunkerley, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-03-16