Killed in action, Lancaster EE172, (Operation Gomorrah) was attacked by a German night-fighter and crashed near Wohnste, south-west of Hamburg. All the crew died in the crash
Son of Dr. J. H. and Mrs. Marie de Villiers, of Newtimber-Newlands. An employee of Shell Company, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Attended Diocesan College 1917-23
Citation
DCM LG 27 September 1901 pg. 6324, MID LG 10 September 1901 pg. 5958