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Name: D J T MARAIS
Rank: P/Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 821 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1940-09-22
Aircraft: Swordfish L 7635
Place of death: At sea, 60 degrees 8'N; 3 degrees 23' W.
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LADY OLD CHURCHYARD - Orkney
Family details: Son of Jack and K V Marais, of Burnham, Buckinghamshire; husband of Betty Aileen Marais
Rank: P/Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 821 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, Hatson
Date of death: 1940-09-22
Aircraft: Swordfish L 7635
Place of death: At sea, 60 degrees 8'N; 3 degrees 23' W.
Circumstances: MISSING
Buried/commemorated: LADY OLD CHURCHYARD - Orkney
Family details: Son of Jack and K V Marais, of Burnham, Buckinghamshire; husband of Betty Aileen Marais
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