Name: |
THOMSON |
Given Name: |
WILLIAM REID |
Initials: |
W R |
Service No: |
P/202950 |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
CaptainOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
1 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-11-27Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
22 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109, crashed North of road, 25 miles NE of Mersah el Brega, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB #EP793 |
Additional Information: |
Son of William and Reinetta W. Thomson, of Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa. |