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Identity
Person No.
529
Old ROH no.
35032
Service No.
101539V
Last Name
Andrews 23
First Name
Ernest Raymond
Initials
E R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 290
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
03 February 1944 102
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, missing on patrol, in Vickers Wellington Mk XI #HZ524
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
26 Squadron 59
Corps
South African Air Force 3,523
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Liberia 9
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
DU PLANTATION CEMETERY 9
Grave Reference
Grave 849. 1
Coordinates
6.3562, -10.47166 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Ernest and Anne Andrews, of Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "26 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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