Service Details
Name:
 RAWLINGS
Given Name:
 LIONEL WILLIAM
Initials:
 L W
Rank:
 Air Apprentice
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 68 Air School
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Date of Death:
 1954-09-19
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Age:
 17
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, from a bullet wound to the head, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital. He was injured when a home-made firearm was dropped and a shot went off, injuring him.
Additional
Information:
Born Transvaal. Resided at 68 Air School, Voortrekkerhoogte. He was un-married. DGS #007751294 Page 248
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG AREA CEMETERY ?
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Grave Reference:
 Reportedly buried in a Johannesburg Cemetery.

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