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Identity
Person No.
20522
Service No.
41735
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Hyam
Initials
F H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Pilot Officer
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Spitfire I K9880, at 1635 hours off Swanage, by Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Homuth, believed crashed at sea
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of J. Posener, of East London, South Africa. He fought through the Battle of Britain and was wounded in action. "One of the few" Battle of Britain pilot. Native of South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Joined the RAF from South Africa in December 1938. ***Jewish

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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