van Heerden, Emile Johann
Personal Information
Rank | Lt |
Forename(s) | Emile Johann |
Surname | van Heerden |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dirk W. I. Van Heerden and Magdalena J. P. Van Heerden, of Carnarvon, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | PZ249 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. G. 19. |
Epitaph | DEAR IS THE MEMORY OF THE YOUNG LIFE HE GAVE. HIS LOVING PARENTS AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 328470V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1945 |
End Date | 02-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support via Juvincourt to refuel. |
Reason for Loss | Seen to explode by a similarly-tasked Mosquito skippered by S/L J H Penny. Crashed at Leipheim, near Ulm, Germany |