In Memory Of
HANSON, DESMOND MARCUS
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
329056V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
5 (S.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk IV #FX629, presumed shot down by flak, while strafing 30 miles from Avezzano
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. A. 15.
Cemetery:
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Raphael and Eveline Hanson, of Estcourt, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. ***Jewish
