Identity
Person No.
1589
Service No.
8722
Last Name
First Name
George
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by fighters near Mechili, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL733
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 266.
Unit History
Notes
Son of John Pringle and Minnie Bennett, of Adelaide, Cape Province, South Africa; husband of Dorothy Charlotte Fanny Bennett, of Adelaide. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. On Adelaide Town War Memorial, Eastern Cape. On Bedford Town War Memorial, Eastern Cape
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.
Citations
Unknown
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