In Memory Of
BOTHA, LOUIS CECIL
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1919-09-04
Service No:
P/102722
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
5 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-06-17
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, shot down by Bf110s 10 miles West of Gambut, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK519.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
24. E. 7.
Cemetery:
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Decorations:
D F C
Citations:
LG Sup 18 September 1942 pg. 4061 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
Son of Theunis Christoffel and Anna Aletta Sophia Botha, of Geduld, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Springs (Geduld) Cemetery
