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Identity
Person No.
20773
Service No.
103665
Last Name
Pryde 2
First Name
Ian Raymond Rutherford
Initials
I R R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
04 November 1942 98
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, in Hawker Hurricane IIC
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
1 Squadron 93
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Grave Reference
Column 267. 64
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Alamein Memorial (Missing)
On the panel
Column 267.
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of John Buchanan Pryde, of Johannesburg and Dora Josephine Rutherford Pryde, of P.O. Andalusia. Husband of Myrle May Mary Pride (nee Albrecht). Born Johannesburg. An articled accountant. His brother also died in service

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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