Identity
Person No.
49936
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
C W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Liberator #KH239, 8 crew, during Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, crashed into mountain at Cantalupa at night in poor weather -- part of the same six-aircraft loss as Liberators KG874, KG875, KG999, KH154 (31 Sqn) and KH158
Military Service
Location
Memorial
Memorial
Location
SAAF Memorial, AFB Swartkop, Pretoria, South Africa
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
KH239
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
16 Oct 2026: NEW RECORD, NEW AIRCRAFT/SQUADRON (34 Sqn; no prior ROH record of this aircraft or squadron's part in this loss existed). Alpine 44 Commemoration crew-roll photo: "Lawton C.W., F/S, RAAF, Australia" (no age given). SAWGP CHECKED, NOT FOUND (3 unrelated Lawton records reviewed). DATE UNCERTAIN, see Watson 49928's note.
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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