Service Details
Name:
ROWAN
Given Name:
JOSEPH TERENCE
Initials:
J T
Service No:
543060V
Trade:
Obs.
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
South African Air Force
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Unit:
24 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
1944-09-23
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Age:
20
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, received in Marauder III HD580, left 1331 to bomb rail bridge, crashed shortly after take-off, caught fire, bombs exploded, crashed into hillside on take off
Additional
Information:
Son of John P. and Esther M. Rowan, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended St. Joseph's and Glenwood High School, Durban. Played in the first XV for the latter school
Commemoration
Country:
Italy
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Cemetery:
SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
V. A. 28.

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