Identity
Person No.
23912
Service No.
542753V
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Retief Meiring
Initials
J R M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew, shot down while attacking the Steinnämager aerodrome at Szombathely, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW144
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Johannes and Esther Spruyt, of Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa.
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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