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Identity
Person No.
9179
Service No.
102006
Last Name
Harding 18
First Name
Robert Vernon
Initials
R V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 602
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
30 December 1942 84
Cause code
DROW 1,203
Drowned
Cause of Death
Drowned 1,085
Drowned, at Strandfontein Beach, Cape Town
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
27 Squadron 18
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Northern Cape 808
Cemetery
KIMBERLEY (WEST END) CEMETERY 425
Grave Reference
EC Sect. Bl. Z. Row S. Grave 8. 1
Coordinates
-28.73608, 24.73764 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of William and Ada Ethel Harding, of Kimberley.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "27 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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