Service Details
Name:
 MORRISON
Given Name:
 ROBERT LIONEL
Initials:
 R L
Service No:
 P/203184V
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 5 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-09-13
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk IV #FX772, two black puffs were seen to come from aircraft before spiraling into a ridge
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG Sup 12 February 1946 pg. 904 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
Additional
Information:
Son of Lionel G. and Amelia B. Morrison, of Estcourt, Natal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III. D. 15.

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