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Identity
Person No.
3941
Service No.
207896V
Last Name
Clarke 39
First Name
Mervyn Robert Bruce
Initials
M R B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
07 April 1944 123
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,517
Died in Aircraft Accident, when Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II FB418, FB451 and FB452 blew up (bomb explosion) at dispersal at Biferno
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
12 Squadron 169
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY 78
Grave Reference
Coll. grave X. A. 28-32. 5
Coordinates
42.21912, 14.5365 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Frank Leslie and Phyllis Irene Constance Clarke, of Kalk Bay. Born Cape Town.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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