Identity
Person No.
13113
Service No.
P/5071
Last Name
First Name
Andre Bernhard
Initials
A B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Douglas Boston Mk III W8375, 4 crew, aircraft failed to return from operational flight over Gambut, Libya
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 247.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Anna Marais Saaiman (formerly Le Roux nee du Plessis). Husband of Joyce Edwina (nee Shaw) Le Roux.
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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