In Memory Of

AIREY, WALTER RICHARD

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1951-10-01
Service No:
4272
Rank:
Air Sub-Lieutenant
Unit:
5 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
1974-04-04
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Air Operations in Canberra B2 #R2514, north of Musengedzi Mission. 96 x 20lb fragmentation bombs exploded beneath the aircraft as they were dropped, destroying the aircraft and crew
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Cremated
Cemetery:
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM
Localitly:
Harare (Salisbury)
Country:
Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Born at Tunbridge-Wells, United Kingdom. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.