Identity
Person No.
27801
Service No.
207152V
Last Name
First Name
Norman Maitland
Initials
N M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down, direct hit on tail section, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB478
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Vipan Maitland Watermeyer and Bertha Lilian (nee Liefeldt). Husband of Dr. Maud Watermeyer. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, 20th December 1914. Educated Reitz Public School, Orange Free State. After Bothie apprenticed to Clan Line. Later left the sea to take up Land Surveying. In 1941 he enlisted with the SAAF.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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