Identity
Person No.
21396
Service No.
P/102682
Last Name
First Name
Thomas
Initials
T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit by flak and crashed, Martin Baltimore Mk III #AH141
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XXXIII. A. 16.
Notes
Son of George R. and Anne I. M. Rhodes; husband of Sybil C. Rhodes, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. On Grahamstown Cathedral Parish Church memorial.
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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