Identity
Person No.
32350
Service No.
P1/8207
Last Name
First Name
Ronald Kitchener
Initials
R K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 368
Suicide
Cause of Death
Found dead at his parents' home with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The pistol was lying beside him and no foul play was suspected
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Lewis Brewer and Stella Mary Oates. Born Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. A credit manager for a motor company. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Jul 2026: P1/8207 Pupil Pilot Ronald Kitchener Oates, Zwartkop Air Station, found dead at his parents' home with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; pistol beside him, no foul play suspected, age 19. ROH age 22 / EstBirthYear 1915 (left). Unit was 41 Battalion — corrected to AFS Swartkop (Graham: Zwartkop Air Station).
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Jul 2026: Zwartkop Air Station, apparent suicide at parents' home, age 19 (ROH 22). Unit was 41 Bn.
- South African War Graves Project
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