Identity
Person No.
24439
Service No.
102833
Last Name
First Name
Denis Hubert Byrne
Initials
D H B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109 at Gasr el Arid, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN230
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
Grandson of Mary Byrne. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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