In Memory Of

THERON, FREDERICK

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 105925
Rank:
 Colonel
Regiment:
 South African Artillery
Date of Death:
 1942-12-19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 L. 2.
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D S O, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 DSO LG Sup 31 December 1942 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Son of Charles P. Theron and Georgina C. Theron, of Pretoria. On Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour