In Memory Of

BARTHOLOMEW, DENYS VINCENT

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 1921-08-28
Service No:
 170635V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 24 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1944-09-23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Marauder III HD580, left 1331 to bomb rail bridge, crashed shortly after take-off, caught fire, bombs exploded, crashed into hillside on take off
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 V. A. 30.
Cemetery:
 SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Son of Benjamin Vincent and Catherine Agnes (nee Bruce) Bartholomew, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. Educated at Durban High School. A fourth year architectural student at Natal University College. Commemorated on Kearsney College Roll of Honour