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Identity
Person No.
18829
Service No.
102203V
Last Name
Nissen 1
First Name
Victor Robinson Engelstoft
Initials
V R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 698
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
19 August 1942 92
Cause code
MIA 785
Missing in action
Cause of Death
Missing in action 784
Missing in action, in Spitfire Mk.Vc AB-514, during Dieppe Raid
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
66 (R.A.F.) Squadron 2
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
United Kingdom 2,450
Locality
Surrey 397
Cemetery
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL 140
Grave Reference
Panel 118. 4
Coordinates
51.43804, -0.56503 OSM
Notes

Son of Lionel Toucher Engelstoff and Nora Madeline Nissen, of Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Springs, Transvaal. A clerk

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "66 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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