In Memory Of
SMUTS, CHARLES LAWTON
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1896-04-23
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 5 Training Depot Station
Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Date of Death:
1918-04-23
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e #B4547. During a training flight, an aileron control cable jammed in his aircraft. This mechanical failure caused an immediate loss of control, sending the plane into a severe spin and nose-dive from which it could not recover before slamming into the ground.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
H. P. 19.
Cemetery:
STAMFORD CEMETERY
Localitly:
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Smuts, of Cape Town, South Africa. Served in South African Field Artillery in German East Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
