Identity
Person No.
2208
Service No.
47828
Last Name
First Name
Adriaan Jacobus
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109 from I/JG27 south of Bir Hacheim, in Hawker Hurricane Mk I #V7809. His wrecked aircraft was found 52km south of Bir Hacheim by the 7th Armoured Division Operation Battleaxe
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Born 25th June 1921, Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa. Lt. A. J Botha had only just became an Ace the day he died with five confirmed aerial victories when earlier he had shot down two Ju-87's
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project