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Mouton, Jacobus Andreas

Date of birth:
July 23rd, 1917
Date of death:
June 28th, 1944 (over Bucharest, Romania)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Sofia
Plot: 2. Row: A. Grave: 10.
Service number:
103342
Nationality:
South African (1910-1961, Union)

Biography

Major Mouton was killed together with mid-upper gunner Lieutenant Bunce during a mission to bomb the oil storage tanks on the north bank of Danube at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest on 28th June 1944. Bomber B-24 EV 970F was hit by night fighters. Mouton and Bunce were killed, the rest of the crew managed to bail out and became Prisoners-of-War. Major Mouton and Lieutenant Bunce were first buried at a small cemetery near the crash site and were later reburied at the memorial cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mouton is one of seven South Africans that are buried in Sofia.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
No. 31 (SAAF) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 23rd, 1943
Citation:
"For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations."

Published in The London Gazette dated 23rd July 1943.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
No. 31 Squadron
Afrika Diens Medalje 1939-1945

Sources

  • Photo 1: Paul le Roux
  • - Family archives
    - Third Supplement to The London Gazette, Issue 36104 of Tuesday 20th July 1943, dated Friday 23rd July 1943

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