Identity
Person No.
2091
Service No.
103341
Last Name
First Name
John Hamilton
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by 4 ME109Fs, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN456. An Armoured Car Squadron picked him up, but he died en route to hospital. Buried by Free French at Bir Hacheim
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 266.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Thomas and Selina F. Booth. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. ***Possibly still buried at Free French Cemetery, at Bir Hacheim, Libya
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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