In Memory Of
METELERKAMP, ALEXANDER HENRY REX
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
542602V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
31 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-10-13
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 4 RAFVR), during Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, crashed into mountain at Ostana at night in poor weather, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG874
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave I. C. 4.
Cemetery:
MILAN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Lawrence and Wilhelma Reneira Metelerkamp, of Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa. B.A. His brother also died in service. Commemoration plaque in Holy Trinity Church, Belvidere, Knysna
