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Identity
Person No.
23817
Service No.
542789V
Last Name
Spafford 1
First Name
Alan Leonard
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1914 (±1 yr) 427
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
21 January 1945 110
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, in Liberator VI #KH254
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
99 Squadron 1
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Bangladesh 9
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY 6
Grave Reference
Coll. grave 3. D. 19. 1
Coordinates
23.48703, 91.11293 OSM
Notes

Son of Leonard W. Spafford and Edith A. Spafford, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. B.A.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "99 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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