In Memory Of
SARSON, DOUGLAS GEORGE
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
206473V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
26 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1945-01-17
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Vickers Wellington Mk XI #HZ709, took off from Ikeja for Kano on a photo-reconnaissance operation but failed to arrive. The wreck was found 6.5 kms from Ipapa; all 9 (4 crew, 5 passengers) on board died
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Plot 4. Row K. Grave 3.
Cemetery:
YABA CEMETERY
Country:
Nigeria
Additional Information
Son of William J. and Elizabeth Sarson, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. Husband of Joan K. Sarson.
