In Memory Of
ADCOCK, CHARLES HENRY
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102252
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
11 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-04-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Blenheim IV Z7896, shot down by Zeros. Took off to bomb a Japanese Aircraft carrier. On return the formation ran into 60 Japanese fighters returning from escorting a raid on Ceylon. The fomration was attacked and a half hour battle resulted. Four of the aircraft were shot down
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 423.
Cemetery:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
Country:
Singapore
Additional Information
Son of Edwin John and Charlotte May Adcock; stepson of Mrs. G. E. Adcock, of Ladysmith, Cape Province, South Africa. Remembered on Diocesan College Roll of Honour. He attended Diocesan College 1929-37.
