In Memory Of
EDWARDS, GORDON HILTON
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
11208V
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1945-07-26
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Mustang IVa KM216, after practice strafing. They flew into a cloud covered mountain top in a box valley somewhere between Trento and Lake Iseo, crashed into the mountain called Care Alto, a few remains of aircraft are still there
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I. A. 7.
Cemetery:
PADUA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Hilton David and Florence Alice Edwards, of Peddie, Cape Province, South Africa. On Cathcart War Memorial
