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.Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
Lieutenant Roy Hesketh died in Egypt in an aircraft collision in the Second World War near Al Alamein while acting as a flying instructor. The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee, Natal Witness 26 November 1997
He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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External links http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh