Identity
Person No.
24630
Service No.
328933V
Last Name
First Name
Ronald
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Boston BZ502, left 1730 on weather recce over Yugoslavia, sent a report one hour after take-off, not heard from again
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Forest Drive Extension, Pinelands, Cape Town
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
Son of Aaron and Rose Swiel, of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. ***Jewish
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Malta, MemorialPanel 17 Column 2.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "18 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Malta, MemorialPanel 17 Column 2
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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