Identity
Person No.
2386
Service No.
72721V
Last Name
First Name
Herbert Eric
Initials
H E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, spun into ground in circuit Tarquinia, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT816
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Nellie Bowman, and stepson of Michael Brink, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Joan Bowman, of Durban. Born 3 January 1918 in Durban. He attested in the 2nd NMR on 7 June 1940 and he transferred to the SAAF on 23 October 1941. Embarked Durban 20 December 1942 for the Middle East. On 1 October 1943 he was promoted T/A/Sgt.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project