Identity
Person No.
10800
Service No.
103979
Last Name
First Name
Rowan Edgar
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
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
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Llewellyn E. and Ida E. Jackson.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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