In Memory Of
PHILLPOTT, WALTER FRANK
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
1912-12-03
Service No:
144805
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1941-05-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an air attack by own planes near Alomate, Ethiopia. The planes strafed the column despite the deployment of identifying strips to indicate friendly forces
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
4. D. 7.
Cemetery:
ASMARA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Eritrea
Additional Information
Son of Frank and Mary L. Phillpott, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Lesley V. Phillpott. Born in Durban. Educated at Hilton College. A Hotel Manager at the Howick Falls Hotel, Howick.
