Identity
Person No.
13092
Service No.
47940
Last Name
First Name
Sydney Lewis
Initials
S L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by RO37 at El Wak, Kenya, in Hartbees #856
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Lewis and Ethel Lazarus, of Cape Town, South Africa. On Montague, Western Cape War Memorial. (Served as S. LEWIS). ***Jewish
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 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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