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Identity
Person No.
20827
Service No.
328753V
Last Name
Putter 8
First Name
Andrew Stephen
Initials
A S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1924 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
26 December 1944 87
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, Martin B-26 Marauder Mk III #HD496, engine caught fire blew up on ditching
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
30 Squadron 22
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Malta 213
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MALTA MEMORIAL 195
Grave Reference
Panel 17, Column 2. 52
Coordinates
35.8947, 14.50783 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Willem Jacobus and Johanna Petronella Putter, of Clifton, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "30 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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