Unaccounted Airman 1941-06-14 SAAF IN Libya

[paulmcmillan]

Air Sergeant Reginald Ernest Oatley GILES (102350) 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac Ref : 5. A. 13.
Second Lieutenant Charles Cornack GORDON (47930) 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac Ref : 5. G. 6.
Air Sergeant Paul Wilhelm De Beer BOTHMA (102315) Wireless Operator 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac
Hello,
The a/c was a 24 Sqdn SAAF a/c serial "1609".
Details in vol 1 of " A history of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945", page 220.

Marie on Geni again (Thanks) found death Cert on GORDON so

Crew were -
Lt. E.C.Newborn - POW.
Those killed were
Air Sgt. Paul Wilhelm DeBeer BOTHMA.
Air Sgt. Reginald Ernest Oatley GILES.
2Lt. Charles Cormack GORDON.
They now rest at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.
Ref: CWGC.


http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=33455


202917 Lt (Pilot) E C Newborn SAAF (baled out) PoW

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

202917V Lt Eustace NEWBORN SAAF. Old Hiltonian - Hilton College, Hilton, South Africa.

Col.

[Jagan]

Was on this day today in my CWGC Entries

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...lno=&qt=&cur=0


These links came up in reference

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/gra...ed-pilot-1941/
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WB9LeyRb1...uftwaffe_3.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QIXMvB6Na...uftwaffe_2.jpg