Identity
Person No.
10986
Service No.
102476V
Last Name
First Name
Gilbert Newton
Initials
G N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew, shot down by Bf109, crashed 4 miles South of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1620
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 247.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Robert Justin and Olive Maud (nee Bartlett) James, of Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa. On Cathcart War Memorial
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "20 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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