Identity
Person No.
2253
Service No.
P/102722
Last Name
First Name
Louis Cecil
Initials
L C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf110s 10 miles West of Gambut, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK519
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Theunis Christoffel and Anna Aletta Sophia Botha, of Geduld, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Springs (Geduld) Cemetery
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.
Citations
LG Sup 18 September 1942 pg. 4061 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
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