Identity
Person No.
11115
Service No.
47937
Last Name
First Name
Charles
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down near Marble Arch, in Martin Maryland #AH382
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
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 246.
Unit History
Awards
United Kingdom
DFM LG 30 January 1942 pg. 503 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations" | 5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (
Notes
Son of Charles and Dorothy Jefferies, of Randfontein, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
DFM LG 30 January 1942 pg. 503 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
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