Regiment: R.A.F..
Died: 14 December 1940 aged in Egypt. Reported missing.
Battle: Western Desert Campaign: June 1940 – February 1943. Cemetery: Alamein Memorial Column 239
Born 22 Jul 1916. Son of C. St Hugh Dawes. Mrs Johnstone, The Rookery, Waterbeach, Cambridge.
Bus. V. School Prefect. Head of House.
With Colombo Commercial Co.
6 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
During the early part of the war, the squadron flew Westland Lysanders in an army co-operation role in Palestine.
F/L Dawes and Sgt Chantry took off near Mantruh in Lysander L.6877 at 08:50 on 14th Dec 1940 to carry out a reconnaissance of Maddalena but failed to return.
The aircraft was seen to be shot down just over the Libyan border and that the two members of the crew were buried by soldiers where they had fallen. The graves though have not been found.
Http://www.stanwardine.com/malvernww1/ww2/Dawes_record_missing.pdf