Identity
Person No.
49925
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
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
Memorial
Memorial
Location
SAAF Memorial, AFB Swartkop, Pretoria, South Africa
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
KH158
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
16 Oct 2026: NEW RECORD. Alpine 44 Commemoration crew-roll photo: "Fitzgerald R.C., 19, Sgt, RAF, Staplehurst, England". SAWGP CHECKED, NOT FOUND for this incident (two unrelated Fitzgeralds on file, SA Army units). Country set to Malta to match this aircraft's other, already-documented crew (Armstrong 674, Bloch 1959, Collard 4248, Lordan 13840, Urry 26453), commemorated on the Malta Memorial as no known grave.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Alpine 44 Club / Ad Astra Magazine (SAAF)
Alpine 44 Commemoration crew-roll photo and article, Ad Astra Magazine (Cpl Khensane Cheriz Nkuna), posted to Facebook; service held Air Force Memorial Swartkop, 11 Oct 2026
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