Identity
Person No.
15253
Service No.
102970V
Last Name
First Name
Charles Edward
Initials
C E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, engine cut crashed in sea 10 miles SW of Cap Vaticano, Sicily, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII #JF417
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 Noel and Matilda Martin; husband of Gladys E. B. Martin, of Strubenvale, Springs, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
LG 3 December 1940 pg. 6861 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations."
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