Identity
Person No.
24800
Service No.
542829V
Last Name
First Name
Brainerd
Initials
B
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, shot down by flak Montesecuro, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB459
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
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Dr. and Mrs. George O. Taylor, of Little Redstone, Reigate, England. Husband of Dorothy Isobel May Taylor, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. His brother in law Arthur James Walker also died in service. Commemoration stone in Highflats (St. James) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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