Identity
Person No.
16341
Service No.
205714V
Last Name
First Name
Ian Murray
Initials
I M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing from sweep over Aegean, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA458
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
Part of
Notes
Son of John Murray Meiring and Florence Meiring, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His parents wrote a book called "On Service 1939-1945" to honour Ian and his fellow Grey College students who did not return. Commemoration stone in Bloenfontein (In Memoriam) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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