Roy Hesketh Explained

Lieutenant Roy O. Hesketh^[1] (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.^[2]

Lieutenant Roy Hesketh died in Egypt in an aircraft collision in the Second World War. The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.^{[3] [4]}

He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.^[5]

External links

• http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hesketh . Roy Hesketh 1915 - 1944 . Roy Hesketh Circuit Heritage . Nigel Owen.
2. http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh
3. Web site: Roy Hesketh the Racing Drivers Story. Roy Hesketh Circuit.
4. http://www.pmbhistory.co.za/portal/witnesshistory/custom_modules/TheWayWeWere/Quarry%20curve%20and%20Henry's%20Knee%2026.11.1997.pdf Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee
5. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2113286/HESKETH,%20ROY%20O Commonwealth War Graves Commission