Identity
Person No.
6631
Service No.
581341V
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Garth
Initials
D G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (2 RAF), shot down after bombing the Fanto Oil Refinery at Padubice, Czechoslovakia, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW199
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Donald and Enid Emslie, of Lovedale, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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