Identity
Person No.
27151
Service No.
205895V
Last Name
First Name
Edward Alfred
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 4 RAFVR), shot down while bombing the marshalling yards at Szombathely, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW235
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Alfred Edward and Bessie Ellen van Zyl, of Knapdaar, Burghersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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