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Identity
Person No.
25045
Service No.
607431V
Last Name
Thomas 69
First Name
Archibald Ralph
Initials
A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1929 (±1 yr) 87
Age at Death
16
Death Record
Date of Death
05 March 1945 100
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down while the marshalling yards at Graz, Austria, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH150
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
34 (R.A.F.) Squadron 12
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UDINE WAR CEMETERY 40
Grave Reference
Coll. grave IV. B. 13-15. 6
Coordinates
46.11636, 13.22536 OSM
Notes

Son of the late John Thomas and Helena Fredericka Perry

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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