Identity
Person No.
28131
Service No.
103316
Last Name
First Name
Charles Albert
Initials
C A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109 over Bir Sheferzen, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK551. He had just survived a plane crash two days earlier at Sidi Haneish
Military Service
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Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Frank and Hester Johanna Whaits; husband of Heriminna Susanna Whaits, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. His father Frank Whaits also died on service
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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