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Identity
Person No.
12108
Service No.
102460V
Last Name
Kewley 1
First Name
William Burness
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1913 (±1 yr) 376
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
07 August 1944 97
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, 7 crew, shot down while attacking the Steinnämager aerodrome at Szombathely, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW144
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
31 Squadron 97
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Hungary 20
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BUDAPEST WAR CEMETERY 20
Grave Reference
Coll. grave III. D. 1-7. 7
Coordinates
47.60082, 18.95696 OSM
Notes

Son of Charles W. and Annie E. Kewley, of Coalville, 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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