Service Details
Name:
 HILLIGAN
Given Name:
 REX MONTGOMERY
Initials:
 R M
Service No:
 111093V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 5 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1943-03-27
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Kittyhawk II AK766, crashed 5 miles along Gabe El Hama road
Additional
Information:
Son of Charles Edward and Margaret Robina Rose Hilligan, of Bathurst, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Port Elizabeth. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Commemorated on Grahamstown Cathedral Parish Church memorial. Commemorated on Bathurst St. John's Church Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 Tunisia
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Cemetery:
 SFAX WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 VI. E. 24.

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