Identity
Person No.
2184
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Robert Southey
Initials
R S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, after attacking the Scharnhorst. He was in a Skua aircraft involved in a dogfight with a Heinkel over Grotli in Norway on 27/4/1940. the Heinkel was shot down, but the engine also failed on the Skua, and Robert and his captain landed in deep snow near Grotli. They were found next day by a Norwegian ski patrol and returned to the UK. Later on 13/6/1940 he was in one of 6 Skuas of 800 Squadron which attacked the Scharnhorst. There were 15 Skuas in all, 8 of which were shot down. Robert was killed when his Skua was shot down returning to the aircraft carrier near Trondheim, Norway
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Robert V. and Janet Bostock; husband of Catherine Grace Bostock (nee Watson). On war memorial for King Edward VII School, Johannesburg. ***The character Robert Smith in the movie 'Into the White' is based on him
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project