Identity
Person No.
12237
Service No.
98802V
Last Name
First Name
David James Smith Whittaker
Initials
D J S W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, crashed in sea on patrol, in Hawker Hurricane Mk II #HL709
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 277.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Andrew and Anne King, of Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "7 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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