In Memory Of

WILMOT, LAWRENCE AUBREY

Service Details
Age:
 33
Date of Birth:
 1914-05-31
Service No:
 P/102596
Rank:
 Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1947-06-26
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Cremated - Ashes scattered at Waterkloof AFB
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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
Son of Aubrey Charlton and Marguerite Wilmot. Husband of Jean Wilmot, of Air Force Station Waterkloof, Pretoria.