Identity
Person No.
4231
Service No.
328600V
Last Name
First Name
Oliver
Initials
O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Oliver and Angela Coleman, of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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