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Identity
Person No.
4834
Service No.
102173V
Last Name
Currie 12
First Name
Moresby Athelstane
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1916 (±1 yr) 485
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
14 March 1943 112
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, Marauder II AG834
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
69 Squadron 1
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Malta 213
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MALTA MEMORIAL 195
Grave Reference
Panel 12, Column 1. 16
Coordinates
35.8947, 14.50783 OSM
Notes

Son of Jeannie McAllister Currie, of 580 Berea Road, Durban. A clerk

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "69 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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