Identity
Person No.
252
Service No.
37310
Last Name
First Name
Allan Stuart
Initials
A S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Sunderland I N9026, lost with flying-boat and crew over the North Sea, in the Western Approaches, Atlantic Ocean
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Location
Country
Locality
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of William Stuart Thompson Ainslie and Constance Pauline, nee Lewis. Ed, Dale College, Kingwilliamstown. Born King William's Town. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Cadet Draft 1929-30 (Senior Cadet Captian). After leaving General Botha Allan Stuart Ainslie became a cadet in the White Star Line and also a Probationary Midshipman RNR. In 1938 he joined the RAF in which he became Flight-Lieutenant and was awarded the DFC for gallantry in action during operations off the Island of Silt. Flight Lieutenant 6 February 1940.
Citation
LG Sup 20 February 1940 pg. 1055
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project