Lt HW Marchant
Named in the book
- Rank
- Lt
- Honours
- DFC
- Squadron
- No 208 Squadron
From the book
SAAF Airmen in RAF Squadrons
The February 5th 1943 “Supplement” to the “London Gazette” included decoration award announcements to fourteen South African Air Force airmen included eleven “Distinguished Flying Cross” awards and three “Distinguished Flying Medals”. Four “Distinguished Flying Cross” recipients, Major’s CJO Swales, JRR Wells and Lieutenants EG Catton and HW Marchant were serving on RAF squadrons. Swales, Wells and Marchant were fighter pilots respectively serving on No’s 185, 274 and 208 squadrons.