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Identity
Person No.
28103
Service No.
103486
Last Name
West 10
First Name
Alfred Richard
Initials
A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1916 (±1 yr) 485
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
08 November 1941 131
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,514
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Maryland AH334
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
223 (R.A.F.) Squadron 5
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
FAYID WAR CEMETERY 83
Grave Reference
1. E. 13. 1
Coordinates
30.30636, 32.32818 OSM
Notes

Son of Bernard Pitt West and Edith West, of Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "223 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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