In Memory Of
HEALD, JOHN HENRY
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
103689
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
40 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-06-29
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Hurricane I Z4647. Piloting a Hurricane for a tactical run of battle area, he crashed into a Beaufort parked on landing ground, which caused the torpedo which it was loaded to explode, killing him instantly
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 267.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Arthur B. and Alice E. Heald, of Diep River, Cape Province, South Africa.
