Identity
Person No.
8951
Service No.
207269V
Last Name
First Name
Tom Lumb
Initials
T L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, engine cut, stalled attempting to land downwind, Takoradi, in Wellington Mk XI #MP572
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of William Crowther Habergham and Eleanor Habergham; husband of Beryl C. Habergham, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Gildersome Cemetery, Yorkshire. His brother ARNOLD WILLIAM HABERGHAM also died on service.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "26 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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