Identity
Person No.
1304
Service No.
410296
Last Name
First Name
William Voss
Initials
W V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Formosa, Catalina aircraft A24-203. Catalina A24-203 of No. 20 Squadron took off on an operational flight on 7 March 1945, and failed to return to its base. The crew of the aircraft at the time of it loss comprised: Pilot Officer Ross William Schulz (417318) Captain, Pilot Officer Malcolm Oswald Merrett (412995) 2nd Pilot, Flying Officer Keith McClements Caulley (405902) W/O Air., No. 410296 W/O Walter Voss Bates W/O Air., No. 419457 W/O James Reginald Cleworth Nav.B., No. 67893 F/Sgt Alfred Russell Jones Flt.Engnr., No. 68674 F/Sgt William Alan Rowe Flt.Engnr., No. 73252 Sgt. Walter Douglas Scott Amourer (A/G), No. 19805 Sgt. Donald Kelway Storrie Fitter 11.A.(A/G). The plane was never recovered
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Frederic Micheal and Jessie Flora Bates; husband of Mary Gwen Bates, of Redcliffs, Queensland. Born Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project