Identity
Person No.
15874
Service No.
47849
Last Name
First Name
David Edward Halse
Initials
D E H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, spun into ground during slow roll SW of Fuka, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK394
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XXIX. E. 26.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Edward Huron and Thelma Beatrice McConnell, of Queenstown. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Commemoration stone in Queenstown Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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