Identity
Person No.
19016
Service No.
542243V
Last Name
First Name
Edward
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 6 crew (1 RAF)), shot down while en route to attack the Prahova Oil Refinery at Bucharest, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW199
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Philip and Susan Marion Nowers; husband of Sylvia Nowers, of Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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