In Memory Of

ROWAN, JOSEPH TERENCE

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
543060V
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
24 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-09-23
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, received in 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. 28.
Cemetery:
SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of John P. and Esther M. Rowan, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended St. Joseph's and Glenwood High School, Durban. Played in the first XV for the latter school