Identity
Person No.
6322
Service No.
103189
Last Name
First Name
Rupert Alan
Initials
R A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down in Alamein area, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #ET1020. Escorted twelve Bostons on a raid south-west of El Alamein. On the way to the target, a large formation was seen, composed of 30 Ju87s escorted by seven Bf109 from I Gruppe, twelve of II Gruppe and two from III/JG 27, the Curtiss fighters being ordered to leave the Bostons and attack
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Claud and Minnie C. Durose, of Merrivale, Natal, South Africa; husband of Connie Durose. 85 years of SAAF has him as 2 Sqdn.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project