Service Details
Name:
 LAWSON
Given Name:
 GEORGE EDGAR BRUCE
Initials:
 G E B
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1923-11-19
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Date of Birth:
 1899-04-26
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, head injuries, received in aircraft accident, Avro 504K #H9701, at Roberts Heights Military Hospital
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG 8 February 1919 - "A pilot of courage and skill, bold in attack and gallant in action, who has accounted for five enemy aeroplanes. On 27th September he attacked fifteen Fokker biplanes that were harassing one of our bombing formations, driving down one in flames. He then engaged a second; in the combat the two machines collided, and the enemy aeroplane fell down completely out of control. Although his machine was badly damaged, Lieutenant Lawson successfully regained our lines."
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. Lawson, of Johannesburg. WW1 Fighter ace, credited with 6 victories. ref. 85 years of SAAF.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 623, CoE Section

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