Identity
Person No.
20384
Service No.
206450V
Last Name
First Name
William George Alexander
Initials
W G A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (2 RAF & 3 RAFVR), shot down while bombing the marshalling yards at Szombathely, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH204
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Alexander and Mina Gordon Pitt, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born Sea Point, Cape Town. Manager of Banlie Press. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery. His brother G. B. Pitt also died on service.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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