Identity
Person No.
26706
Service No.
48187
Last Name
First Name
Karel Daniel
Initials
K D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
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.
Notes
Son of Hendrik Christoffel Lourens and Susanna Elizabeth Maryna van der Vyver, of King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "39 (R.A.F.) 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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