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South African Air Force Memorial – Swartkop

South African Air Force Memorial at Swartkop — listed as a key airmen's memorial in Geldenhuys colour plates. Source: Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian War Casualties (2009).

Location: SAAF Memorial, AFB Swartkop, Pretoria, South Africa

Photographs
Air Force Memorial at Swartkop. Geldenhuys colour plate p.147.
Air Force Memorial at Swartkop. Geldenhuys colour plate p.147.
Name panels
Crew roll for all six Liberators lost 12/13 Oct 1944 (KG874 Ostana, KG875 Valprato Soana, KG999 Ala di Stura, KH154 Rorà, KH158 "disappeared without trace" north of Genoa, KH239 Cantalupa -- 34 Sqn), as displayed at the Alpine 44 Commemoration Service, Air Force Memorial Swartkop, 11 Oct 2026. Source: Alpine 44 Commemoration Facebook post / Ad Astra Magazine, Cpl Khensane Cheriz Nkuna.
Crew roll for all six Liberators lost 12/13 Oct 1944 (KG874 Ostana, KG875 Valprato Soana, KG999 Ala di Stura, KH154 Rorà, KH158 "disappeared without trace" north of Genoa, KH239 Cantalupa -- 34 Sqn), as displayed at the Alpine 44 Commemoration Service, Air Force Memorial Swartkop, 11 Oct 2026. Source: Alpine 44 Commemoration Facebook post / Ad Astra Magazine, Cpl Khensane Cheriz Nkuna.

Names 48

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Panel Date of Death
49917 Anstee G F J Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
674 Armstrong Norman Walter N W Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
792 Austin Harry H Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 1944-10-12
899 Bailey Roy R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-10-12
49931 Bawden H H Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49930 Best A R Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
1724 Beukes Leonhard Von Solms L V S Captain 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49938 Bishop D W Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
1959 Bloch Leonhard Berthold L B Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
49921 Boswell J E Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49939 Bucks J Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49940 Clift E H A Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
4248 Collard Geoffrey Aldred G A Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
49932 De Lisle S S Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49925 Fitzgerald R C Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49918 Foster C L Warrant Officer Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
49937 Fotheringham T D Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49922 Foy H Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
7528 Francis Derek Aubrey Weston D A W Warrant Officer Class II 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49933 Griffin A D Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49934 Houghton J Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49926 Hudspith G E Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49923 Johnson R W Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
11415 Jones Edward Albert E A Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
12682 Kruger Michiel Coenraad Frederick Du Plooy M C F D P Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49936 Lawton C W Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 1944-10-12
49924 Lockey E Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49941 Lockton S E Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
13840 Lordan Peter John P J Second Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
16442 Metelerkamp Alexander Henry Rex A H R Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49927 Millar T R Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force 1944-10-12
18498 Nel Charles Paul C P Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
49913 Parker L R R A Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
49919 Pryce L 1944-10-13
49914 Rogers W A Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
49935 Shearer D C R Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
22983 Shipman Gavin D'arcy G D Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49915 Smillie J R Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
49942 Tennison G Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49912 Thomson J Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
26453 Urry Selwyn Sanderson S S Major 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
27487 Vorster Coen Brits C B Lieutenant 31 Squadron 1944-10-12
49928 Watson D V Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 1944-10-12
49943 Wellon D R Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12
49916 Whalley L Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
28242 Whitelaw Robert Pender R P Warrant Officer Class I 31 Squadron 1944-10-13
49920 Woods H J Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-13
49929 Young W R Sergeant Royal Air Force 1944-10-12