In Memory Of
NELSON, ADRIAN
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102091V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
24 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-02-03
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, shot down, direct hit on tail section, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB478
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
4. D. 18.
Cemetery:
SUDA BAY WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Greece
Additional Information
Decorations:
D F M
Citations:
LG Sup 6 October 1942 pg. 4342 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
Son of Adriaan and Johanna Nelson, of Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa.
