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Identity
Person No.
21955
Service No.
102195V
Last Name
First Name
Cecil
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Hurricane IIB BG812, spun into ground at Barasat. Aircraft had disintegrated - Lt Rowe took off at 1505 hours to do local cloud flying and did not return. Parts of unknown aircraft found near Barasat at about 2100 hours around a big hole in the ground. Aircraft disintegrated and evidence suggests that it spun in at high speed. Finally identified as Rowe's based on some gun parts. Pilot reported as missing believed killed. No significant remains. Confirmed as killed on 12.3.43. some remains recovered
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of John and Anne E. Rowe, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project