Airey, Eric William (dave)

Identity

Person No.

259

Service No.

205576

Last Name

Airey 3

First Name

Eric William (dave)

Initials

E W

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1914 (±1 yr) 423

Age at Death

29

Military Service

Rank

Lieutenant

Regiment

South African Air Force 3,509

Unit

12 Sqdn. 179

Death Record

Date of Death

10 February 1943 66

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, crashed on take-off, in Douglas Boston Mk III

Grave Reference

Coll. grave 12. A. 26-28. 3

Location

Country

Libya 785

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 75

Coordinates

32.87955, 13.16199

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Robert and Eleanor M. Airey, of Welling, Kent, England.

Citation

Unknown

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #259

Airey, Eric William (dave) (E W)