Service Details
Name:
 MEINTJES
Given Name:
 FRANCIS RUYSEH
Initials:
 F R
Service No:
 102097
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 21 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-05
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Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, 4 crew, shot down by Italian and German fighters near Berka airfield, Benghazi, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1653
Additional
Information:
Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 246.

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