Service Details
Name:
 THWAITS
Given Name:
 JOHN HENRY
Initials:
 J H
Service No:
 80219
Rank:
 Pilot Officer
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 34 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-08-30
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Blenheim IV Z9743, lost on internal security patrol, crashed in river near Ruhiar village in flooded water near river, crew lynched
Additional
Information:
Son of John Ernest Steedman Thwaits and Muriel Marston Thwaits, of Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Singapore
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Cemetery:
 SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 413.

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