Identity
Person No.
9071
Service No.
578404V
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Montgomery
Initials
D M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Marauder III HD539, cloud in the Fano area hampered two aircraft in maintaining station in the second box and a third developed a spin while orbiting in formation off Fano. The pilot Lt W. R. Cloete, managed to correct the spin at about 240 m, jettisoned his bombs at sea and returned to base. Two air-gunners had meanwhile obeyed instructions to jump. In spite of immediate air-sea rescue action, no trace of them was found. This made a sad Christmas for the survivors, who feared that W/O D.M. Hamilton and F/Sgt D.W. Evans, RAF had died of exposure in the bitterly cold wintry sea
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Archibald Montgomery and Gladys Jessie Hamilton, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Idutywa, Transkei. A clerk
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
was my gg grandfather. samuel james cook. married to sarah taylor and born in newton abbot b 1868. died of dystentryon new years eve 1899 in the seige of ladysmith. yolanda
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