In Memory Of
RAPP, LIONEL WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
206068
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
5 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-07-11
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIA #AN225, missing from escorting Bostons SW of El Alamein. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, SW El Alamein
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXXI. B. 12.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of William D. and Mabel B. Rapp, of Cape Town, South Africa.
