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Identity
Person No.
25207
Service No.
103420
Last Name
Thornhill-Cook 2
First Name
Basil Searley
Initials
B S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 699
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
5 Sqdn. 81
Death Record
Date of Death
04 June 1942 107
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, missing from patrol, possibly shot down by AA, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK380
Grave Reference
8. F. 7. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Howard and Beatrice Gwendolyn Thornhill-Cook, of King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa. His brother also died on service

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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