Identity
Person No.
26464
Service No.
47434V
Last Name
First Name
Dirk Cornelius
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), after returning froma bombing raid on the Brescia marshalling yards in Northern Italy, Liberator collided with an RAF Wellington bomber KL355 from 70 Sqdn while circling Celone airfield to land, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KK302
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Hermanus Christiaan Steyn Uys and Jacoba Johanna Uys; husband of Carmel Theresa Uys, of Potgietersrust, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project