South Africans in the RAF

AR Roselt

Adrian Ruyseh Roselt

Named in the book
Fate
Killed in action

From the book

The Dreaded Telegram

Four Bomber Command aircrew with South African connections lost their lives in early December 1944 after 12 Lancasters failed to return from the Heilbron Raid. Casualties included seconded SAAF pilots Captain GW Hirschfield and Lt PA Becker from the “Rangitata” group while 34 -year-old Rhodesian born NT Deacon whose father was South African and 19-year-old Adrian Ruyseh Roselt from Johannesburg 37 who were members of Becker’s crew, joined the RAFVR in Rhodesia.

Do you know more about AR Roselt?

Photographs, letters and logbooks from families are the best source there is. Jon reads every message.

Your email is only used to reply to you. Nothing you send is published without your permission.