Identity
Person No.
21780
Service No.
206010V
Last Name
First Name
Eugene
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on return flight from the Romano Americana Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG826
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Hubert Russell and Christina Maria Rood; husband of Ester Elena Rood, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethlehem, Orange Free State. Employed in ventilation department of East Geduld Mine at Springs
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project