In Memory Of
JAMES, GILBERT NEWTON
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102476V
Rank:
Air Sergeant
Unit:
20 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1941-11-20
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, 4 crew, shot down by Bf109, crashed 4 miles South of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1620.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 247.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Robert Justin and Olive Maud (nee Bartlett) James, of Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa. On Cathcart War Memorial
