Identity
Person No.
24788
Service No.
542951V
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Hilton
Initials
D H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing at sea, between Gibraltar and Rabat, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6460
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of James Bliss and Beatrice Kate Tayler, of Rosebank near Cape Town. Husband of Joan Mary Tayler, of Beira, Portuguese East Africa (formerly Johannesburg). Born Mafeking, Cape Province. A chief clerk.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "22 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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