Hay J. : Death 23 Jan 1917 Air Fight @ Plateau de Notre Dame de Lorette : Plateau de Notre Dame de Lorette [ Fromelles France ]
Death: id 17345
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Mode of death
Air Fight
Date of event
23 Jan 1917
Sources
University of Sydney Archives
Source Details free text
1939 BoR entry
Notes
From notes of Ian Jack, Senior Fellow, St Andrew's College: 'John Hay’s life ended in the skies over northern France at the hand of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. He is the only Australian among the 89 airmen shot down by the most famous of the German fighter pilots of World War I.'
Killed in action
Yes
Burial place
