Identity
Person No.
26955
Service No.
102853V
Last Name
First Name
Nicolas
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAFVR), shot down by anti-aircraft fire on second supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, crashed at Goledzinow near Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG939
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Gideon Petrus and Christina van Rensburg, of "De Put", P.O. Trumpsburg. Born Trumpsburg, Orange Free State. A winding engine driver.
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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