Identity
Person No.
20910
Service No.
103970V
Last Name
First Name
Schalk William
Initials
S W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Supermarine Spitfire. Crashed and died while doing aerobatics at low level on 23 June 1944
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Schalk W. Rabie and Ella S. Rabie, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. Winter War Score 9 and 1/2 share confirmed victories. Later flew in North Africa with the SAAF. Air fighting instructor from March 1943, posted to 10 Sqdn as flight commander on 2.5.44.
Citation
LG Sup 23 March 1943 pg. 1362
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project