Service Details
Name:
 BRIGGS
Given Name:
 RONALD
Initials:
 R
Service No:
 329082V
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 24 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-08-10
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Spitfire Vc JK660, hit in radiator by flak and exploded near Rudnik
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 June 1945 pg. 2897 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations."
Additional
Information:
Son of Abel H. Briggs and May Briggs, of Aberdeen, Cape Province, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Serbia & Montenegro
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Cemetery:
 BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 9A. C. 9.

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