Identity
Person No.
22302
Service No.
203178V
Last Name
First Name
Peter Harold
Initials
P 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, missing from bomber escort, presumed shot down by Bf109 SE of Gazala, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AM495
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 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Saunders; husband of Kathleen M. Saunders, of Sunnyside, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "5 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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