Identity
Person No.
23804
Service No.
542595V
Last Name
First Name
Richard George
Initials
R G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF and 1 RAAF), shot down while attacking the oil storage tanks at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW104
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Wilfred George Southey and Blanche (nee Burnett) Southey, of Cedarville, Cape Province, South Africa. On Grahamstown Cathedral Parish Church memorial.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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