Back

Next

 Roll of Honour

Service Number

Rank

Forenames

Name

Age

Nationality

Service

Unit

Date of Death

Place of Death

Circumstances

Cemetery

Reference

Detail

91075

Pilot Officer His Highness Prince (Pilot)

Alexander

Obolensky

24

British (Naturalised Russian)

Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)

504 Squadron RAF (Martlesham Heath)

29th March 1940

Martlesham Heath

Aircraft accident on the ground

Ipswich Cemetery

Plot X.H. Grave 423

Born in St. Petersburg on the 17th February 1916, his family escaped the revolution. He went on to become a prolific Rugby player. A bar at Twickenham is named in his honour.

BuiltWithNOF
[Home] [Introduction] [Roll Of Honour] [Details] [356th  Fighter Group] [The Memorials] [Book of Remembrance] [Memorials] [News] [The ROH Project] [Links] [Acknowledgements] [Comments]