Identity
Person No.
15852
Service No.
206715V
Last Name
First Name
Raymond Leslie
Initials
R L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down after air battle on Mareth Line (Tunisia), in Douglas Boston Mk III #HK918
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
Notes
Son of John Bedford and Lily Mary McCartney, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Pietermaritzburg (Commercial Road) Cemetery
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.
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Unknown
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