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Keith Allan Hepburn

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Emily Elizabeth Hepburn, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Freda Georgina Hepburn (nee Saville).

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Left from Sidi Barani, on a sea patrol as the Observer in a Blenheim. On return, Sidi Barani's flare path could not be located and the crew headed for Fuka. The radio was broken, so a bearing could not be obtained. Believing that Fuka's flare path was seen, the plane attempted a low level appraoch, but struck and ridge and crashed.  The runway was actually LG 68 (Waterloo), midway between Fuka and Bagush. The other 2 crew members survived. 

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1, p.145]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
401727
Name:
Keith Allan Hepburn
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 55 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
24 September 1941
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
El Alamein War Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
XXX. D. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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