Identity
Person No.
12013
Service No.
207066V
Last Name
First Name
William
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing Maritza airfield, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #FP593
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 282.
Notes
Son of Gerhardus Petrus and Jacoba J. Kempen, of Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa. A mine overseer by profession. Also known as Leon Kempen
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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