Identity
Person No.
2157
Service No.
328959V
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Clifford
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit by flak failed to return, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #JL172
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
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Notes
Son of Irene Marian (nee Schmelzer) Bosch, of Estcourt, Natal.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "7 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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