In Memory Of
THIEL, GEOFFREY PAUL
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
280236
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Unit:
12 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-04-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Douglas Boston MK III #Z2190, lost bomb hatch and control lost, spun into ground 2 miles West of Zuara
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Joint grave 12. E. 18-19.
Cemetery:
TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Libya
Additional Information
Son of William C. and Flora F. Thiel, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. ***Have war diary extract