Identity
Person No.
789
Service No.
206264V
Last Name
First Name
Derek Knight
Initials
D K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (2 RAFVR), disappeared without trace while on a bombing raid on the marshalling yards at Porta Vescovo, in Verona East, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW207. MRES searched the area south of Verona after the war, without success. The presumed grave is stated as "Lake Comacchio" in the SAAF death register
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Bernard Louis and Henrietta "Peggy" (nee Taylor) Austin, of Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project