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Identity
Person No.
10637
Service No.
206056V
Last Name
Hynd 1
First Name
John Harry
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
27 September 1943 130
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,653
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s over Kos, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #JG844
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
7 Squadron 37
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Malta 213
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MALTA MEMORIAL 195
Grave Reference
Panel 12, Column 1. 16
Coordinates
35.8947, 14.50783 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of Harry and Beryl Daphne Hynd, of Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "7 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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