Identity
Person No.
21401
Service No.
103610V
Last Name
First Name
Karel Eduard
Initials
K E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing at sea, between Gibraltar and Rabat, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6460
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Paul J. S. and Pauline Ribbink; husband of E. T. Ribbink, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "22 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
Edgar Midlane was born in 1878, in Gibraltar, where his Father was serving in the Rifle Brigade. He was the son of John and Emma Midlane, then residing at 48 Abbey Lane, Stratford, East London. He was one of twelve children, one of his brothers being my maternal grandfather, Fred Midlane, who died of wounds in the 1914-18 War.
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