Identity
Person No.
1894
Service No.
48045V
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Haig
Initials
D H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
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 245.
Notes
Brother of Robert, James Wilson and William McGill Blair. Born Brakpan. A mine surveyor. Commemoration stone in Brakpan 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.
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