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Identity
Person No.
31276
Service No.
76279082BG
Last Name
First Name
Bernard Jacobus
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy, in Sector 10
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mrs. M. R. Leach

Citation

LG 8 February 1919 - "A pilot of courage and skill, bold in attack and gallant in action, who has accounted for five enemy aeroplanes. On 27th September he attacked fifteen Fokker biplanes that were harassing one of our bombing formations, driving down one in flames. He then engaged a second; in the combat the two machines collided, and the enemy aeroplane fell down completely out of control. Although his machine was badly damaged, Lieutenant Lawson successfully regained our lines."

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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