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. The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.
He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.
References
- Hesketh. "Roy Hesketh 1915 - 1944" (PDF). Roy Hesketh Circuit Heritage. Nigel Owen.
- Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
- "Roy Hesketh the Racing Drivers Story". Roy Hesketh Circuit.
- Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee, Natal Witness 26 November 1997
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
- http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh
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