Wessels, Louis Theodorus

Identity

Person No.

28096

Service No.

104019

Last Name

Wessels 26

First Name

Louis Theodorus

Initials

L T

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1921 (±1 yr) 699

Age at Death

21

Military Service

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Regiment

South African Air Force 3,509

Unit

15 Sqdn. 109

Death Record

Date of Death

04 May 1942 119

Cause of Death

Died of exposure 19

Died of exposure, one of three aircraft that took off on a familiarization and practice mission, never to return. (Kufra disaster), in Bleinheim Mk IV aircraft #Z7610

Grave Reference

Coll. Grave 13. F. 12-19. 8

Location

Country

Libya 785

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438

Coordinates

32.09586, 23.71913

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wessels, of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Citation

Unknown

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #28096

Wessels, Louis Theodorus (L T)