Identity
Person No.
5580
Service No.
205408V
Last Name
First Name
Royce Everett
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (4 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter during a pamphlet dropping (Nickeling) mission in the Budapest area, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH102
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of John H. Deppe and Olive Deppe; husband of Margaret I. Deppe, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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