Identity
Person No.
26619
Service No.
279732
Last Name
First Name
Etiene Sebastian
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by flak near LG 17, Martin Baltimore Mk III #AG912
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Joint grave XXXIII. B. 24.
Notes
Son of Stephanus S. and Magdalena C. van der Merwe, of Moshi, Edenville, Orange Free State, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
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