Identity
Person No.
26675
Service No.
47505V
Last Name
First Name
Theodore Arthur Bertelsen
Initials
T A B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, after raid on Chieti, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA586. Plane hit by ack-ack, all crew baled out, but he was hit by the plane when it descended
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Basil Hayton and Ella van der Riet, of Kokstad, Cape Province, South Africa. Born East Griqualand
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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