In Memory Of

SNELL, JOHN VIBERT

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 581516V
Rank:
 Warrant Officer Class II
Unit:
 30 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1945-03-14
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Martin B-26 Marauder Mk III #HD461, collided with HD547 during raid, Pontebba, crashed
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave IV. C. 11-15.
Cemetery:
 UDINE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Son of John Vibert and Josephine (nee Rainier) Snell, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born East London. Educated De La Selle College, East London. Commemorated on on the Immaculate Conception Church, EL; the East London & the East London Golf Club WWII Memorials. ***CWGC incorrectly has age 30 on headstone