Name: |
BLOM |
Given Name: |
WREFORD DEVISME |
Initials: |
W D |
Service No: |
581737V |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1945-07-26Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
19 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in Aircraft Accident, Mustang IVa KM235, after practice strafing. They flew into a cloud covered mountain top in a box valley somewhere between Trento and Lake Iseo, crashed into the mountain called Care Alto, a few remains of aircraft are still there |
Additional Information: |
Son of Daniel Jacobus and the late Lily Dorothy Blom. Stepson of Winifred Mary Ann Turner Blom, of Amalinda, Cape Province, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-08-02