In Memory Of
DE VILLIERS, PAUL
Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
89112
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
97 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1943-07-30
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Lancaster EE172, (Operation Gomorrah) was attacked by a German night-fighter and crashed near Wohnste, south-west of Hamburg. All the crew died in the crash
Commemoration
Cemetery:
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
Localitly:
Soltau, Niedersachsen
Country:
Germany
Additional Information
Son of Dr. J. H. and Mrs. Marie de Villiers, of Newtimber-Newlands. An employee of Shell Company, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Attended Diocesan College 1917-23
