In Memory Of
MEINTJES, FRANCIS RUYSCH
Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
1911-11-18
Service No:
102097
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
21 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1941-11-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1653, 4 crew, shot down by Italian and German fighters near Berka airfield, Benghazi
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 246.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Ignatius and Frances Meintjes, of Warner Beach, Natal. Husband of Joan Kate Meintjes, of Umbogintwini. Born Vryheid. A clerk. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
