Identity
Person No.
15430
Service No.
103809V
Last Name
First Name
John Blennerhasset
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down while the marshalling yards at Graz, Austria, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH150
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Robert Hopkins and Muriel Emmeline Masson, of Somerset East. Husband of Ruda Francois Masson, of Harrismith. Born Butterworth. An attorney. On Harrismith War Memorial, Free State
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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