Identity
Person No.
1286
Service No.
206344V
Last Name
First Name
Colin
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, crashed in sea 6 miles off Cape Carthage after take-off for Sciacca, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL762
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
Notes
Son of Christopher A. and Mary W. Batchelor, of Rosettenville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 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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