In Memory Of
BOOYSEN, GARTH WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102265V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
135 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-02-20
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Hurricane HV772, B Flight at Ritz airfield scrambled at 1230 Hrs. 3 aircraft took off. At 15000 feet intercepted 3 fighters and were jumped by 8 more. Lt Booysen is missing.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
10. F. 14.
Cemetery:
TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Myanmar
Additional Information
Son of Jesse S. Booysen and A. S. Booysen, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Patricia Elizabeth Booysen, of Calcutta, India.
