Identity
Person No.
12996
Service No.
102695V
Last Name
First Name
Dudley Colin
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s, crashed into sea, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #ET974
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 William Robert and Evangeline Laubscher, of Umtata. Husband of Emerentia Elizabeth (nee Brink) Laubscher, of Robert Heights
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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Unknown
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