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Identity
Person No.
22838
Service No.
102123
Last Name
Shanley 1
First Name
Leonard Dudley
Initials
L D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1914 (±1 yr) 426
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
21 November 1941 108
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, Douglas Boston Mk III W8375, 4 crew, aircraft failed to return from operational flight over Gambut, Libya
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
24 Squadron 183
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Grave Reference
Column 248. 15
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Alamein Memorial (Missing)
On the panel
Column 248.
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Peter Leonard and Winnifred Emily Shanley, of Durban North. Husband of Gwendoline Joy Shanley, of Durban North. Born Pietermaritizburg. A ledger clerk.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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