Identity
Person No.
16270
Service No.
328906V
Last Name
First Name
Robert Edgar
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing Maritza airfield, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #FP593
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 282.
Notes
Son of Stafford Charles Edgar and Thelma May McWilliams, of Grahamstown
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 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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