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Identity
Person No.
4782
Service No.
543183V
Last Name
Cuff 2
First Name
Dennis Claude
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
21 April 1945 120
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, 6 crew (3 RAF), shot down by flak 12 miles NW of Ferrara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk III #HD481
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
24 Squadron 183
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
PADUA WAR CEMETERY 74
Grave Reference
IV. G. 6. 1
Coordinates
45.42165, 11.83996 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Oswald Claude and Emily Blanche Una (nee Mandy) Cuff. Born Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape around 1927.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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