Identity
Person No.
24101
Service No.
607248V
Last Name
First Name
Lionel
Initials
L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), after returning froma bombing raid on the Brescia marshalling yards in Northern Italy, Liberator collided with an RAF Wellington bomber KL355 from 70 Squadron while circling Celone airfield to land, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KK302
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of William Henry and Ida Millicent Stephens, of Kensington, Johannesburg. Born Kraal, Heidelberg District. A clerk with South African Railways by profession. His father also died in service in WW2
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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