In Memory Of
KNIGHT, FREDERICK GEORGE
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102349
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
11 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-04-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Blenheim IV Z9574, 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 424.
Cemetery:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
Country:
Singapore
Additional Information
Son of Reginald A. and Helena C. Knight, of Queenstown, Cap Province, South Africa.
