Identity
Person No.
20598
Service No.
103418
Last Name
First Name
William Frederick
Initials
W F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Hawker Hurricane, when he failed to return from a combat sortie in which 1 Sqn claimed five Italian CR.42 bi-planes
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 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Alfred Ernest and Margaret J. Powell, of Sunnyside, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Tarkastad Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 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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