Identity
Person No.
7915
Service No.
329000V
Last Name
First Name
Hugh James
Initials
H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down, near Fano, Italy, during a bombing mission against German ack-ack. Gater probably tried to land with his plane shot. He had a wound on his head. Two days passed and finally the owner of that field (Mr. Castellani) buried Gater (Germans refused to do it)
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Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of A. H. and Annie R. Gater, of Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa. ***Have war diary extract
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "450 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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