Service Details
Name:
 NELSON
Given Name:
 ADRIAN
Initials:
 A
Service No:
 102091V
Trade:
 W.Op./Air Gnr.
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 24 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-02-03
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down, direct hit on tail section, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB478
Decorations:
 D F M
Citations:
 LG Sup 6 October 1942 pg. 4342 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
Additional
Information:
Son of Adriaan and Johanna Nelson, of Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Greece
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Cemetery:
 SUDA BAY WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 4. D. 18.

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