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Identity
Person No.
26
Old ROH no.
34992
Service No.
328680V
Last Name
Aberdein 1
First Name
James Sidwell
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 602
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
17 February 1945 98
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, crashed after strafing mission Casalecchio, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #PT709
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
3 Squadron 27
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BOLOGNA WAR CEMETERY 11
Grave Reference
I, A, 2. 1
Coordinates
44.47415, 11.39939 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of James and Emily M. Aberdein, of Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "3 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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