Identity
Person No.
4248
Service No.
329145V
Last Name
First Name
Geoffrey Aldred
Initials
G A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH158, 8 crew (1 RAF, 1 RAAF and 1 RAFVR), disappeared without a trace while on a Partisan supply drop North of Genoa in poor weather, only aircraft of 6 not accounted for
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Basil Hewlett and Frances Catherine Collard, of Elgin, Cape Province, South Africa.
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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