Service Details
Name:
 FREEL
Given Name:
 WALTER
Initials:
 W
Service No:
 100260V
Rank:
 Air Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 15 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-01-10
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Date of Birth:
 1901-01-23
Age:
 43
Cause of Death:
 Died of fractured skull, in East London
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 June 1944 pg. 2645
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Mary Johanna (nee Sullivan) Freel, of Kimberley. Husband of Helena Gertrude (nee Horn) Freel, of East London. Born Kimberley. Educated CBC Kimberley / St Patrick's College. Commemorated on CBC Kimberley / St Patrick's College WWII Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 GERMISTON (PRIMROSE) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Block 181. Row J. Grave 8.

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