Identity
Person No.
1519
Service No.
542670V
Last Name
First Name
William Douglas
Initials
W D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Crashed in sea off Alexandria, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #EF694. Lt Bell had been sent up at night as the target for a radar guided search light to be tested upon
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Henry Douglas Bell and Mary Agnes Bell, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "9 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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