Identity
Person No.
2470
Service No.
103102
Last Name
First Name
Thomas Leyland
Initials
T L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew (2 POW), shot down by flak, crashed 16 miles NW of Bardia, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1625
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.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Frank and Norah Braithwaite; husband of Helen Braithwaite, of Cape Town, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 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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