Identity
Person No.
23187
Service No.
103273V
Last Name
First Name
Robert Alastair Edwards Welham
Initials
R A E W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, rolled on approach, crashed, Luga, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA344
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of William Smith and Mary Elizabeth Simpson, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Pretoria (Rebecca Street) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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