In Memory Of

BOSMAN, ANDREW CHRISTIAN

Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
1917-05-17
Service No:
P/102696
Rank:
Major
Unit:
4 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1947-04-17
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed between Malakal and Khartoum, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6501
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave 5. C. 10.
Cemetery:
KHARTOUM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Sudan
Additional Information
Decorations:
D S O, D F C
Citations:
DSO LG Sup 10 November 1944 pg. 5210; DFC LG Sup 7 April 1942 pg. 1556 - "In recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations"
Son of Adriaan and Anna L. Bosman; husband of Stephanie Bosman, of Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.