Identity
Person No.
25474
Service No.
222759V
Last Name
First Name
George William Harry
Initials
G W H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG839, 7 crew (2 RAFVR), shot down while attacking the oil storage tanks at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest, Romania
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of William F. and Fredericka L. Trezona; husband of Eileen Trezona, of Roodepoort, Transvaal, South Africa. A coal merchant
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 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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