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Identity
Person No.
12927
Service No.
98601
Last Name
Langaard 1
First Name
Christian Knut
Initials
C K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1919 (±1 yr) 581
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
10 May 1942 160
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Lost at sea 567
Lost in H.M. Hospital Ship Ramb IV
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
4 Squadron 69
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Grave Reference
Column 267. 64
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Alamein Memorial (Missing)
On the panel
Column 267.
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of K. C. and Elisif Langaard, of Skien, Norway. 4 Squadron: Tomohawk IIb: AK555 Lt CK Langaard badly burnt s/d 11:30 over sea by Bf109's?: b/o 16km NW of Gazala (Derna grid 353459). Reached coast by dinghy.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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