Identity
Person No.
18089
Service No.
94899V
Last Name
First Name
John Norman
Initials
J N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, failed to return from operational flight off the coast of Cyrenaica, Libya, Blenheim Z7415
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 246.
Notes
Son of John Patrick and Mary Murphy, of Belgravia, Johannesburg. Husband of Edna May Murphy, of Johannesburg. Born Bolton, Lancashire, England. A mason by trade. Commemoration stone in Springs (Geduld) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "55 (R.A.F.) 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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