Name: |
COLEMAN |
Given Name: |
OLIVER |
Initials: |
O |
Service No: |
328600V |
Trade: |
Obs. |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
31 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-08-17Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1924-02-20 |
Age: |
20 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Oliver and Angela Coleman, of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-11-22