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Identity
Person No.
10800
Service No.
103979
Last Name
Jackson
54
First Name
Rowan Edgar
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1917
(±1 yr)
536
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force
3,514
Unit
4 Sqdn.
98
Death Record
Date of Death
31 May 1942
113
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,878
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109 West of Tobruk, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK509. Possibly shot down by Günther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, near Bir Hacheim
Grave Reference
Column 267.
64
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Llewellyn E. and Ida E. Jackson.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #10800