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Identity
Person No.
22549
Service No.
119022
Last Name
Scott 73
First Name
Ronald Edwin
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 602
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
12 January 1943 136
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,514
Died in Aircraft Accident, collided with Z2178 in formation, crashed near Bengazi, in Douglas Boston Mk III #Z2274
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
24 Squadron 183
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY 98
Grave Reference
6. A. 25. 1
Coordinates
32.07696, 20.08936 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Charles James Harris and Marjory Fraser Scott, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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