Roy Hesketh

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 near Al Alamein while acting as a flying instructor.[3] The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.[4][5]

He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.[6]

References

  1. ^ Hesketh. "Roy Hesketh 1915 - 1944" (PDF). Roy Hesketh Circuit Heritage. Nigel Owen.
  2. ^ Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
  3. ^ "Roy Hesketh". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Roy Hesketh the Racing Drivers Story". Roy Hesketh Circuit.
  5. ^ Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee, Natal Witness 26 November 1997
  6. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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