Identity
Person No.
24281
Service No.
103093
Last Name
First Name
Laurens Alexander
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN353
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 245.
Notes
Son of Charles Cecil and Clara Edith Stone, of Blackwood, Eastwolds, Natal, South Africa. 85 years of SAAF has him as 2 Squadron
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "232 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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