Service Details
Name:
 METELERKAMP
Given Name:
 ALEXANDER HENRY REX
Initials:
 A H R
Service No:
 542602V
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 31 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-13
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 4 RAFVR), during Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, crashed into mountain at Ostana at night in poor weather, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG874
Additional
Information:
Son of Lawrence and Wilhelma Reneira Metelerkamp, of Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa. B.A. His brother also died in service. Commemoration plaque in Holy Trinity Church, Belvidere, Knysna
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 MILAN WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave I. C. 4.

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