Name: |
SPRUYT |
Given Name: |
JOHANNES RETIEF MEIRING |
Initials: |
J R M |
Service No: |
542753V |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
31 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-08-07Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1944-08-08 |
Age: |
26 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, 7 crew, shot down while attacking the Steinnämager aerodrome at Szombathely, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW144 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Johannes and Esther Spruyt, of Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa. |