In Memory Of

MURRAY, LLOYD

Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1917-03-06
Service No:
97793V
Rank:
Air Sergeant
Unit:
72 Operational Training Unit RAF
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-07-23
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Blenheim IV #7763, undergoing flying training in Kenya when their aircraft, a Blenheim bomber, did not return from a cross country navigational flying exercise. The wreck of the aircraft, and their mortal remains, were only discovered in 2002, and positively identified in 2003.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Special Memorial
Cemetery:
NANYUKI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Kenya
Additional Information
Son of George and Anna E. Murray, of Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.