Identity
Person No.
1664
Service No.
102371V
Last Name
First Name
Rost Butland
Initials
R B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received 18 October 1944, in aircraft accident, engine cut and forced landed in Greece, in Bristol Beaufighter #JM353
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Thomas Butland and Aletta Hester Berry, of Morningside, Johannesburg.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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