Identity
Person No.
6103
Service No.
905200
Last Name
First Name
Stephen Arnold
Initials
S A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Blenheim V5650, Anti-shipping strike, dived to attack five vessels but was hit from astern by Me 110s. Continued to bomb the vessels but was seen to fall into the sea on fire, over the Norwegian coast
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Country
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Jan Stephanus du Plessis and Sarah Susanna du Plessis, of Devondale, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Aberdeen Road, Cape Province. Educated High School Joubertina; General Botha Cadet Draft 1934-5. In 1936 Stephanus Arnoldus du Plessis joined the Prince Line as an Apprentice and served in their Malayan Prince running between America and India. When war broke out he was in London studying at a nautical college for his examination and signed on with RAF as a wireless operator and gunner. Commemoration stone in Cape Town Plumstead Cemetery
Citation
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External Source
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South African War Graves Project