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Identity
Person No.
18497
Service No.
328634V
Last Name
Nel 141
First Name
Charles Guillaume Briand
Initials
C G B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
29 November 1943 117
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, lost, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA426
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
21 Squadron 142
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
BARI WAR CEMETERY 166
Grave Reference
XV. D. 1. 1
Coordinates
41.06481, 16.8947 OSM
Notes

Son of John Abraham and Elaine Catharine Nel, of Gordons Bay, Cape Province, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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