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Identity
Person No.
1932
Service No.
103272
Last Name
Blatherwick 5
First Name
Reginald Alfred William
Initials
R A W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 698
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
17 July 1941 197
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,517
Died in Aircraft Accident, 4 crew (1 RAAF), crashed on take off, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1655
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
12 Squadron 169
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
FAYID WAR CEMETERY 83
Grave Reference
1. B. 18. 1
Coordinates
30.30636, 32.32818 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Alfred William Blatherwick, of 153 High Level Road, Sea Point, Cape Town

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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