Identity
Person No.
49926
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
G E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
29
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: "Hudspith G.E., 29, F/O, RAF, Hyde Park, England". SAWGP CHECKED, NOT FOUND (surname does not appear on SAWGP at all). Country set to Malta, matching this aircraft's other crew.
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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