Service Details
Name:
 STRYDOM
Given Name:
 STELMO EARL
Initials:
 S E
Service No:
 1561497
Trade:
 Air Gnr.
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-30
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Date of Birth:
 1920-01-12
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Vickers Wellington HF633, which was flying in poor visibility when it crashed into trees near Gaydon, Warwickshire. All members of the crew were killed, including fellow Canadian and British airmen who were preparing for the dangers of operational flying.
Additional
Information:
Son of Gerhardus Stephanus and Edna Anderson (nee Simpson) Strydom. Born Jansenville, Cape Province.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Warwickshire
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 4078.

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