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Son of Jan Stephanus du Plessis and Sarah Susanna du Plessis, of Devondale, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Aberdeen Road, Cape Province. Educated High School Joubertina; General Botha Cadet Draft 1934-5. In 1936 Stephanus Arnoldus du Plessis joined the Prince Line as an Apprentice and served in their Malayan Prince running between America and India. When war broke out he was in London studying at a nautical college for his examination and signed on with RAF as a wireless operator and gunner. Commemoration stone in Cape Town Plumstead Cemetery |