Killed in action, Halifax W7812, on Ops to Flensbug, Germany. The aircraft was hit by flak over the target area and crashed with the loss of the whole seven crew
Son of Jacobus Petrus and Emma van Lelyveld, of Rusapi, Southern Rhodesia. Born 1921 in Umtali, Rhodesia. Educated at Umtali Boys High School between 1928 and 1937.