Identity
Person No.
1503
Service No.
47305V
Last Name
First Name
John Eduard
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, engine trouble, ditched near Kimolos Island, in Bristol Beaufighter #NE248
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 281.
Notes
Son of John Louis George and May Bell, of Windhoek, South West Africa
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 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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