Identity
Person No.
25068
Service No.
P/102823
Last Name
First Name
John Desmond Kay
Initials
J D K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, aircraft failed to return from operational flight, Hurricane Z4192, after a photographic survey of the enemy positions
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 246.
Notes
Son of Claud William and the late Elizabeth Anne Thomas. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. At College Sept. 1931-Dec. 1935. Form IV-VI. J.C. 2 '32. Mat. 1.'35; R.U.C. ***85 years of SAAF - has him as 40 Squadron
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "451 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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