Identity
Person No.
22159
Service No.
542361V
Last Name
First Name
Harold
Initials
H
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, 7 crew (1 RAF & 3 RAFVR), shot down while bombing the Hermna Goering Niebelungen Werke Tank Factory at St. Valentin, Austria, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW229
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Morris I. Salant and Sarah Salant, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, husband of Lilian Salant, of Johannesburg. ***Jewish
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
Killed in Action 4th August 1900 Elands River Western Transvaal. No. 2518 British South Africa Police. One of the garrison of 505 Rhodesians and Australians besieged 4th - 16th August 1900. Most likely one of the gun crew with a 7 pounder muzzle-loader, the only artillery piece with the British forces.
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