Identity
Person No.
26804
Service No.
209807
Last Name
First Name
Ivor Ernest
Initials
I E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit mast of tanker during attack, ditched, in Bristol Blenheim V #BA368
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight 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 268.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Wynand Johannes and Martha Johanna van Graan, of Zuurbraak, Cape Province, South Africa. On Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 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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