Identity
Person No.
23361
Service No.
329105V
Last Name
First Name
Thomas
Initials
T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing on patrol, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #FP543. German submarine U-453 was attacked south of Cyprus. The aircraft made a first attack assisted by Leigh Light and dropped four bombs in a second attack, but the port engine caught fire after being hit by AA fire and it was seen by the Germans to crash into the sea about 1000 meters away, killing all four crewmen
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Samuel and Jessie Smallwood, of Malvern, Johannesburg. A learner assayer by trade
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project