Identity
Person No.
19708
Service No.
31883V
Last Name
First Name
Walter Gillons
Initials
W G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MIA 785
Missing in action
Cause of Death
Missing, Death Presumed, lost over Mediterranean 30-50 miles North of Derna, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1622
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.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Archibald D. and Margaret E. Parsons; husband of Henrietha M. Parsons, of Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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