In Memory Of
THOMSON, WILLIAM REID
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
P/202950
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-11-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB #EP793, shot down by Bf109, crashed North of road, 25 miles NE of Mersah el Brega
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
6. A. 5.
Cemetery:
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Libya
Additional Information
Son of William and Reinetta W. Thomson, of Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa.
