Service Details
Name:
 MORRISON
Given Name:
 DAVID CHARLES
Initials:
 D C
Service No:
 92351V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 26 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1943-11-07
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Vickers Wellington Mk XI #MP591, crashed in sea after take off for patrol off Takoradi
Additional
Information:
Eldest son of Alexander (Sandy) and Annie Jane Morrison. Born Belfast, Northern Ireland. The family then emigrated to Durban, Natal, South Africa in the 1920's. Educated at Durban High School (DHS) and was an extremely talented amateur boxer and obtained his Provincial (Natal) Colours for boxing. Commemoration stone in Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery
Commemoration
Country:
 Ghana
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Cemetery:
 TAKORADI EUROPEAN PUBLIC CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 52.

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