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Identity
Person No.
11956
Service No.
205976
Last Name
Kellar 1
First Name
Raeburn Barker
Initials
R B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1920 (±1 yr) 678
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
22 September 1944 100
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, ditched, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT884
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
17 Squadron 77
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 17, Column 1. 53
Coordinates
35.8947, 14.50783 OSM
Notes

Son of William Barker and Cecil Florence Kellar, of Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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