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Identity
Person No.
16177
Service No.
210296V
Last Name
McLOUGHLIN 4
First Name
Herbert John Miles
Initials
H J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 541
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
17 January 1945 131
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, lost, in Vickers Wellington Mk XI #HZ709
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
26 Squadron 59
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Nigeria 19
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
YABA CEMETERY 7
Grave Reference
Plot 4. Row K. Grave 1. 1
Coordinates
6.51475, 3.37888 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Arthur C. McLoughlin and Maria I. E. McLoughlin, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "26 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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