Identity
Person No.
10986
Service No.
102476V
Last Name
First Name
Gilbert Newton
Initials
G N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew, shot down by Bf109, crashed 4 miles South of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1620
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Robert Justin and Olive Maud (nee Bartlett) James, of Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa. On Cathcart War Memorial
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project