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Identity
Person No.
15511
Service No.
47488V
Last Name
Mathias 4
First Name
Walter Morse Patrick
Initials
W M P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
25 April 1945 108
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,653
Killed in action, shot down by flak, in Martin Baltimore Mk V #FW608
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Major
Regiment
15 Squadron 101
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
PADUA WAR CEMETERY 74
Grave Reference
Joint grave IV. E. 2-3. 2
Coordinates
45.42165, 11.83996 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Active squadrons
Notes

Son of Thomas Morse and Helen Agnes Mathias, of 89 Fergusson Cottages, "Millsite", Transvaal. Born Krugersdorp. A mine surveyor

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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