Identity
Person No.
1622
Service No.
47208
Last Name
First Name
Eric Alexander
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew (1 POW), shot down by Bf109. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1659
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 245.
Notes
Son of Isaac and Constance M. Benzie, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 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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