Identity
Person No.
1203
Service No.
206221V
Last Name
First Name
William Stuart
Initials
W S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF and 1 RAAF), shot down while attacking the oil storage tanks at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW104
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Percy and Rieta M. Barrett, of Naboomspruit, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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