Alexis (Topper) van der Spuy

Alexis aka Topper van der Spuy

Alexis, known as Topper, was born on July 7th, 1923 in Zeerust.  Topper's father was Sybrand Johannes van der Spuy and his mother was Anna (Anna) Petronella Maartens. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Aurelius, Eric, Agnita, Christine, Bokkie, Desire and Zephne.  He was the second youngest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 72 on January 12th, 1996 in Zeerust.

• General Notes

  He married Shirley Anne Martens daughter of Jan Thomas 1909
  
  Kaptein in Lugdiens, vlieënier, o.a in Korea-oorlog waarin hy groot roem verwerf het. Sluit later aan by Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens as vlieënier.
  
  Quote by Leon Bezuidenhout:
  (If he would have been captured, we would have won the war‐ He would have made the communists laugh them
  self to death)

Details of Topper's family with Shirley-Ann Martens