Identity
Person No.
5510
Service No.
102272
Last Name
First Name
Bertie Arthur Steel
Initials
B A S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew (1 POW), shot down by Bf109s during attack on ground positions Libya, in Douglas Boston Mk III #Z2182
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Peter and Violet Delaney, of Rietfontein, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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South Africa Government Gazette (gazettes.africa)
open source ↗
Government Gazette No. 3116, 13 Nov 1942, p.59 — deceased estate notice (killed in action)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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