In Memory Of
FUCHS, SIEGMUND
Service Details
Age:
39
Date of Birth:
1904-10-31
Service No:
202884V
Rank:
Major
Unit:
19 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-10-30
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Argus II FS645, crashed into cloud covered mountain near Santa Lucia/Isernia 45 minutes after take-off
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. B. 20.
Cemetery:
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches (3 times)
Citations:
MID LG Sup 2 June 1943 pg. 2460; 2nd MID LG Sup 14 January 1944 pg. 294; 3rd MID 14 June 1945 pg. 3030
Son of Otto and Elizabeth Catharina Fuchs. Born Riversdale, Cape Province. He was divorced and had a daughter, Pat Fuchs of 137 Rebecca Street, Pretoria. He had a brother, Raymond Fuchs, of 28 Murray Street, Vasco, Cape Town.
