Identity
Person No.
1454
Service No.
32299V
Last Name
First Name
Frederick William
Initials
F W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by ship's flak off Cape Kromedion, in Bristol Beaufighter #LZ397
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Notes
Son of Frederick C. and Esther L. Begbie, of Rosettenville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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