In Memory Of
BARTHOLOMEW, DENYS VINCENT
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
170635V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
24 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-09-23
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Marauder III HD580, left 1331 to bomb rail bridge, crashed shortly after take-off, caught fire, bombs exploded, crashed into hillside on take off
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V. A. 30.
Cemetery:
SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Benjamin V. and Catherine A. Bartholomew, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Educated at Durban High School. A fourth year architectural student at Natal University College. On Kearsney College Roll of Honour
