In Memory Of
THWAITS, JOHN HENRY
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
80219
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
34 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1942-08-30
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Blenheim IV Z9743, lost on internal security patrol, crashed in river near Ruhiar village in flooded water near river, crew lynched
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 413.
Cemetery:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
Country:
Singapore
Additional Information
Son of John Ernest Steedman Thwaits and Muriel Marston Thwaits, of Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa.
