HULL Caeser Barrand -1940
This memorial is within the immediate vicinity of the Pongo Monument and had the following inscription:
To the memory of a brave man
Squadron Leader Caeser Barrand HULL DFC (Royal Air Force)
Born at LEACHDALE FARM, SHANGANI 26TH February 1914
Killed in action over London 7TH September 1940
The following is from the website zimfieldguide.com :
After his death, the citizens of Shangani clubbed together and erected the memorial in his honour.
Many years later the new road was built with the old road by-passed and the monument became less accessible, overgrown, and forgotten about. Most metal plaques in Zimbabwe during this time were being stolen and sold for scrap, so the Hull Family decided to retrieve the metal plaque and donate it to the Tangmere Aviation Museum. The plaque was so well embedded that they had to resort to using a 14lb hammer to remove it, which accounts for the shattered state of the granite plinth. The plaque was finally delivered and handed over by his sister to Tangmere Aviation Museum, the war-time aerodrome from which Caesar Hull flew, on Saturday 17 April 2004.
Source: http://zimfieldguide.com/matabeleland-south/pongo-memorial-matabele-uprising-or-first-umvukele-1896
HULL Caeser Barrand -1940
HULL Caeser Barrand -1940