Identity
Person No.
20146
Service No.
102130
Last Name
First Name
John Edwart
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
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 #1624
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
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 247.
Notes
Son of Frank and Alice M. Phelps, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 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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