Identity
Person No.
21801
Service No.
102458
Last Name
First Name
Philip
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,735
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, caught fire and crashed in sea 100 miles off Durban, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6408
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 283.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Molly Roos; husband of Kathleen M. Roos, of Sea Point, Cape Province, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
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.
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