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Identity
Person No.
27273
Service No.
542746V
Last Name
Verity 4
First Name
Leighton Aaron
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1924 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
02 October 1944 109
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, crashed in flames, in Bleinheim IV B2 559
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
114 Squadron 1
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
ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY 10
Grave Reference
Coll. grave II, A, 19-21. 1
Coordinates
44.6345, 11.8324 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Elaine Verity, of Sabie, Transvaal, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "114 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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