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Identity
Person No.
21196
Service No.
337473V
Last Name
First Name
George
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (4 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW250
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Notes

Son of Herbert A. Ray-Howett and of Frances D. Ray-Howett, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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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