Name: |
LEMMER |
Given Name: |
HENDRIK JACOBUS PETRUS |
Initials: |
H J P |
Service No: |
84626 |
Rank: |
Second LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
72 Operational Training Unit RAFOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-07-23Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1919-05-21 |
Age: |
23 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in Aircraft Accident, Blenheim IV #7763, undergoing flying training in Kenya when their aircraft, a Blenheim bomber, did not return from a cross country navigational flying exercise. The wreck of the aircraft, and their mortal remains, were only discovered in 2002, and positively identified in 2003. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Petrus Johannes and Marguerite Magdeline Lemmer, of Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Queenstown Cemetery, Eastern Cape |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-07-31
