In Memory Of

WESTHOFEN, PHILIP CHARLES

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1899-03-19
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 4th Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
Date of Death:
 1918-04-12
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, piloting Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber #A4692. No. 4 Squadron was primarily tasked with low-level artillery spotting, photography, and tactical bombing. During an operational patrol, his aircraft failed to return to base. It was subsequently determined that his R.E.8 was shot down over enemy lines, killing him
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of Wilhelm Charles and Alexandra Primrose Westhofen, of Cape Town, South Africa.