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Identity
Person No.
1881
Service No.
581629V
Last Name
Blacklaws 2
First Name
Alec Robert David
Initials
A R D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1926 (±1 yr) 140
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
21 April 1945 120
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,517
Killed in aircraft accident, flew into ground near Canne on return from strike, in Bristol Beaufighter #NV122
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
19 Squadron 27
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
MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY 17
Grave Reference
IX. H. 1. 1
Coordinates
42.33623, 14.41678 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Active squadrons
Notes

Son of David B. and Ivah E. Blacklaws, of Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "19 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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