In Memory Of

WESSON, ALEXANDER JONATHAN CHARLES (FRANKIE)

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 1954-02-11
Service No:
 6656
Rank:
 Aircraftsman
Unit:
 8 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
 1979-09-05
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during Op Uric when an RPG7 hit the boss of the rotors of his Augusta Bell 205 "Cheetah" R6098 flown by Flt Lt Richard Paxton at Barragem, Mozambique, on Op Uric. The wreck was completely burnt out and his body was not recovered. It is assumed he was buried at the site.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered. Possibly buried at the crash site.
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
 Mozambique
Additional Information
Son of Alexander Charles Wesson and Mary Anna Wilhelmina Wesson (nee Momsen). Educated at Prince Edward School, Salisbury, Rhodesia. Senior Scout: Blakiston Scout Group, Salisbury Rhodesia. Employed with Rhodesian Railways and later Rhodesian Airforce where he trained as a helicopter technician. 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.