Identity
Person No.
21274
Service No.
778394
Last Name
First Name
Donald Thomas Ewen
Initials
D T E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Spitfire Vb AD332, Operation 'Fuller' was the name given to attack the two battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen that left the port of Brest to journey up the Englaish Channel to Norway. The convoy were heavily protected by large numbers from the Luftwaffe and many air battles took place with heavy losses on both sides. It is thought that he was shot down by Me 109's from JG26. The body of Sgt Reid was recovered from the sea
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Dr. William Ewen Reid and Kathleen Reid, of Stutterheim, Cape Province, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Stutterheim Cemetery, Eastern Cape
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project