Identity
Person No.
17752
Service No.
103342V
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Andreas
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG970. Major Mouton was killed together with mid-upper gunner Lieutenant Bunce during a mission to bomb the oil storage tanks on the northbank of Danube at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest on 28th June 1944. Bomber B-24 E 970F was hit by nightfighters. Mouton and Bunce were killed, the rest of the crew managed to bail out and became Prisoners-of-War
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Colonel W. J. Mouton, D.S.O., D.T.D., E.D. and Mrs. Mouton.
Citation
LG 23 July 1943 pg. 3327 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project