Identity
Person No.
25381
Service No.
102120
Last Name
First Name
John Penhall
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Maryland II SAAF 1654, 4 crew (1 survived) shot down by fighters blew up in air
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 248.
Unit History
Notes
Son of William P. and Mary E. Tonkin.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 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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