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Identity
Person No.
9833
Service No.
577227V
Last Name
Hiatt 1
First Name
Thomas Corbett
Initials
T C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1913 (±1 yr) 376
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
17 January 1945 131
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,653
Killed in action, lost, in Vickers Wellington Mk XI #HZ709
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
26 Squadron 59
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Nigeria 19
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
YABA CEMETERY 7
Grave Reference
Plot 4. Row J. Grave 3. 1
Coordinates
6.51475, 3.37888 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Thomas C. Hiatt and Violet Hiatt; husband of Phyllis Marguerite Hiatt, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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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