About Roy Hesketh
Lived 1915 – 1944 (aged 28–29). Roy Hesketh was a South African engineer, racing driver and racing automobile driver.
Lieutenant Roy O. Hesketh (1915 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – 19 September 1944 above Great Bitter Lake, Egypt) was a South African racing driver and South African Air Force pilot.
Lieutenant Roy Hesketh died in Egypt in an aircraft collision in the Second World War near Al Alamein while acting as a flying instructor. The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.
He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.
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Who was Roy Hesketh?
South African racing driver
When was Roy Hesketh born?
Roy Hesketh was born in 1915 in Pietermaritzburg.
When did Roy Hesketh die?
Roy Hesketh died on 19 September 1944 in Great Bitter Lake.
What was Roy Hesketh's occupation?
Roy Hesketh was an engineer, racing driver and racing automobile driver.
What nationality was Roy Hesketh?
Roy Hesketh was South African.
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