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Identity
Person No.
6244
Service No.
206642V
Last Name
Dugmore 5
First Name
Oswald Lennard
Initials
O L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 602
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
13 August 1943 107
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, lost, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #JK254
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
40 Squadron 57
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY 25
Grave Reference
I. H. 40. 1
Coordinates
37.46263, 15.03889 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of James Cecil and Carrie Frieda Dugmore, of Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Fort Beaufort Cemetery

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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