Identity
Person No.
22305
Service No.
103552V
Last Name
First Name
Stephen Charles Robert
Initials
S C R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 2 crew, engine cut on PR mission, flew into ground on approach 2 miles SW of Gioia, in De Havilland DH98 Mosquito #NS532
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Sir Charles James Renault Saunders, KCMG and Lady Katherine Elinor Saunders, of Imflulazane, Melmoth, Zululand. Husband of Phyllis May (nee Westwick) Saunders, of Springs, Transvaal. Educated at Hilton College, Natal. His brother P E Saunders also died in service
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "60 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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