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Identity
Person No.
5655
Service No.
3997V
Last Name
Dick 9
First Name
David Buntine
Initials
D B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1917 (±1 yr) 539
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
30 January 1945 94
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, ditched off Bellaria, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FW830
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
15 Squadron 101
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Malta 213
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MALTA MEMORIAL 195
Grave Reference
Panel 19, Column 1. 15
Coordinates
35.8947, 14.50783 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Active squadrons
Notes

Son of David C. and Anne R. Dick, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; husband of Irene Lillian Dick, of Pietermaritzburg.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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