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Identity
Person No.
20953
Service No.
607514V
Last Name
Raeburn
1
First Name
Ernest
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923
(±1 yr)
538
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
South African Air Force
3,509
Unit
31 Sqdn.
101
Death Record
Date of Death
26 July 1944
113
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action, 8 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on return flight from the Romano Americana Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG826
Grave Reference
XI. E. 20.
1
Location
Country
Italy
1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BARI WAR CEMETERY
166
Coordinates
41.06481, 16.8947
Additional Information
Notes
Son of James and Joan B. Raeburn, of Dundee, Scotland.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #20953