Identity
Person No.
28281
Service No.
607330V
Last Name
First Name
Ronald Esme
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (2 RAFVR), disappeared without trace while on a bombing raid on the marshalling yards at Porta Vescovo, in Verona East, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW207. MRES searched the area south of Verona after the war, without success. The presumed grave is stated as "Lake Comacchio" in the SAAF death register
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of John D. and Esme Wicht, of Durbanville, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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