Identity
Person No.
796
Service No.
542715V
Last Name
First Name
Michael Francis Wentworth
Initials
M F W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by flak attacking MT, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MH444
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
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Notes
Son of Vernon Wentworth and Elsie Norah Brearley (nee Peck) Austin, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. ***In third image of this record he is the man on the left of the photo
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "3 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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