Identity
Person No.
21812
Service No.
103535V
Last Name
First Name
Einar Arne
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s over Kos, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #EE786
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 277.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Peder Elias Pedersen and Aslaug Rorvik, of 369 Innes Road, Durban. An articled clerk in Durban. His brother also died in service.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "7 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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