Identity
Person No.
9421
Service No.
99671V
Last Name
First Name
Arthur James
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of the late Charles Hastings and Lily Moody (formerly Hastins), of P. O. Grabouw, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Woodstock. A civil servant with Inland Revenue Department Pretoria by profession
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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