In Memory Of

THOM, JOHN PATIE

Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102267V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
48 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-02-22
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, crew of a Hudson bomber of the South African Air Force and their two R.A.F. passengers, were killed when their aircraft failed to clear the 1820 metres eastern wall of the Serra da Estrela at the Penta da Gato
Commemoration
Cemetery:
LORIGA CEMETERY
Country:
Portugal
Additional Information
Son of James and Agnes Crossau Thom, of Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.