Name: |
GATER |
Given Name: |
HUGH JAMES |
Initials: |
H J |
Service No: |
329000V |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
450 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-08-13Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
22 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Kittyhawk IV FX536, shot down, near Fano, Italy, during a bombing mission against German ack-ack. Gater probably tried to land with his plane shot. He had a wound on his head. Two days passed and finally the owner of that field (Mr. Castellani) buried Gater (Germans refused to do it). |
Additional Information: |
Son of A. H. and Annie R. Gater, of Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa. ***Have war diary extract |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2023-11-18