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arriving there on the 14th March. After a short period with the aircrew pool there he was posted to No. 152, Squadron at Souk-El-Khemis, Tunisia, on the 5th April. With this squadron as pilot of Spitfire fighter aircraft, first from this base and later from Kali in Malta, and Lentini in Sicily, he took part in fifty-nine operational sweeps being scrambles, sweeps over enemy positions, providing top cover to our bombers, convoy shipping patrols and bombing of enemy gun positions and ammunition dumps, tanks, transport, airfields, and aircraft on the ground and shipping.

Flying Officer Marshall was the pilot of a Spitfire aircraft engaged during the 25th July 1943 in a sweep over Cape Milazzo. The formation with which he was flying intercepted a formation of enemy aircraft, and after a fierce combat in which eleven enemy aircraft were destroye, Flying Officer Marshall did not return to his base. He was accordingly reported as missing. Despite intensive searches of the area, no further news was heard of him and in due course his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 25th July, 1943.

Find a Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39309605/reginald-arthur-marshall

5/2/5077 A.S.2.
363 hours as pilot.

Mrs. J.L. Marshall (M) (right aligned)
1 Raetihi Crescent, (right aligned)
MOUNT ALBERT, AUCKLAND (right aligned & underlined)