Identity
Person No.
2386
Service No.
72721V
Last Name
First Name
Herbert Eric
Initials
H E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, spun into ground in circuit Tarquinia, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT816
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Nellie Bowman, and stepson of Michael Brink, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Joan Bowman, of Durban. Born 3 January 1918 in Durban. He attested in the 2nd NMR on 7 June 1940 and he transferred to the SAAF on 23 October 1941. Embarked Durban 20 December 1942 for the Middle East. On 1 October 1943 he was promoted T/A/Sgt.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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