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Identity
Person No.
3434
Service No.
542607V
Last Name
Carrick 2
First Name
Bruce William Gardner
Initials
B W G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 290
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
21 September 1944 149
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, in Spitfire VC #JK399
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
253 (R.A.F.) Squadron 1
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Greece 89
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
PHALERON WAR CEMETERY 43
Grave Reference
12. C. 18. 1
Coordinates
37.91693, 23.70464 OSM
Notes

Son of Alexander and Muriel B. Carrick, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. On Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "253 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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