Name: |
ESSERY |
Given Name: |
LOUIS VIVIAN |
Initials: |
L V |
Service No: |
205447V |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
34 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-07-26Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1944-07-27 |
Age: |
34 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG826, 8 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on return flight from the Romano Americana Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Romania |
Additional Information: |
Son of Arthur and Annie Essery; husband of Vera Maud Essery, of Townsview, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His brother also died on service |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-07-28