Identity
Person No.
22347
Service No.
778716
Last Name
First Name
Leonard Victor
Initials
L V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, flying a Hudson bomber against an enemy convoy off the Netherlands coast
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Adolph William Schafer, and of Ellen Winifred Schafer, of Glendale, Southern Rhodesia. Schafer was born on April 2nd, 1918, and entered Lloyd House in January 1931. After passing his Junior Certificate and Matric, he left Plumtree in December 1936, and took up farming. He was a farm manager at the time he attested in the Royal Air Force in March 1941. School Record : House Prefect, 1936; Corporal in the Cadet Corps; Rugger 1st XV, 1935-36; Cricket 2nd XI, 1934 to 1936. He was keen on Scouts, also athletics, swimming and hockey. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour. On Ruzawi Preparatory School War Memorial, near Marandellas, Rhodesia
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project