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Identity
Person No.
25016
Service No.
280236
Last Name
Thiel 3
First Name
Geoffrey Paul
Initials
G P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 289
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
12 Sqdn. 179
Death Record
Date of Death
05 April 1943 116
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, lost bomb hatch and control lost, spun into ground 2 miles West of Zuara, in Douglas Boston MK III #Z2190
Grave Reference
Joint grave 12. E. 18-19. 2
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 75
Coordinates
32.87955, 13.16199
Additional Information
Notes

Son of William C. Thiel and Flora F. Thiel, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. ***Have war diary extract

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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