Identity
Person No.
16416
Service No.
206169
Last Name
First Name
Brian
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, flew into sea in glassy calm off Tunisia, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #AK832
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Claude and Martha Merrington, of Darling, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Buried in the SFAX Cemetery V1.D.22.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Buried in the SFAX Cemetery V1.D.22
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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