Identity
Person No.
3522
Service No.
5238V
Last Name
First Name
Leslie Fitzherbert Hinton
Initials
L F H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, engine caught fire, ditched 5 miles off Biferno, in Bristol Beaufighter #NE528
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Catherine; husband of Valerie Catherine, of Veekraal, Transvaal, South Africa. Educated at Hilton College, Natal
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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