In Memory Of
HAIRE, JOSEPH HENRY
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1919-09-05
Service No:
103988
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
7 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-09-06
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Hurricane IIc/Trop BE553, shot down by Bf109. Possibly shot down by Gunther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, SE El Alamein
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXI. B. 2.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of William and Jessie Florence Haire, of Glenesk, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A clerk.
