Name: |
WILMOT |
Given Name: |
LAWRENCE AUBREY |
Initials: |
L A |
Service No: |
P/102596 |
Rank: |
Lieutenant ColonelOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Date of Death: |
1947-06-26Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1914-05-31 |
Age: |
33 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in Aircraft Accident, Mosquito DH98 #4801, crashed near the Delmas Road after taking off from Waterkloof AFB. Reports indicate that both wings broke off in flight, but there was no evidence of glue failure. It was thought that the maximum weight was exceeded and some aerobatic maneuvers were to blame |
Decorations: |
D S O, D F C, MID |
Citations: |
DSO LG Sup 25 August 1944 pg. 3958, LG 26 December 1941 pg. 7297 "This officer has led the wing with great skill. In a recent attack on the landing ground at Sidi Rezegh much damage was inflicted on enemy aircraft on the ground, 3 being set on fire and many others damaged. Under his courageous leadership, many successes have been achieved both in air combat and in the machine gunning of ground objectives in the face of intense opposing fire. Throughout, this officer has set a magnificent example. He has destroyed 4 hostile aircraft." MID LG Sup 13 June 1946 pg. 2818 |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Aubrey Charlton and Marguerite Wilmot. Husband of Jean Wilmot, of Air Force Station Waterkloof, Pretoria. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2021-11-04
