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Identity
Person No.
22884
Service No.
328351V
Last Name
Shaw 26
First Name
Keith Alexander
Initials
K A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1920 (±1 yr) 677
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
15 April 1944 183
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV920
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
178 (R.A.F.) Squadron 11
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BARI WAR CEMETERY 166
Grave Reference
XV. C. 8. 1
Coordinates
41.06481, 16.8947 OSM
Notes

Son of Alexander Francis and Ann Isabell Lawrie Shaw, of Turfontein, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A fitter by trade

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "178 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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