Identity
Person No.
6229
Service No.
14497V
Last Name
First Name
Harold Gordon
Initials
H G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, night flying in bad weather crashed at Darling, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6457
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Harold J. and Blanche St. L Duffett; husband of Helen M. Duffett, of Cape Town.
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Cape Town, Plumstead Cemetery, Victoria.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "27 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
LG Sup 16 April 1942 pg. 1694 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East from the period July 1941 to October 1941"
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Cape Town, Plumstead Cemetery, Victoria
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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