In Memory Of
METELERKAMP, PETER CAREL REX
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
P/102668
Rank:
Major
Unit:
1 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-12-13
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, hit in glycol system, probably Ju88, 18 miles from El Agheiba, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB #ER168
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
6. A. 29.
Cemetery:
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Libya
Additional Information
Son of Lawrence and Wilhelma Reneira Metelerkamp, of Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa. Husband of Shirley Langford (nee Blaine) Metelerkamp. His brother also died in service. Commemoration plaque in Holy Trinity Church, Belvidere, Knysna
