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Identity
Person No.
2820
Service No.
211142
Last Name
Brown 140
First Name
Roy Frederick
Initials
R F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 290
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
13 April 1943 173
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, lost on return from St. Marie du Zit West near El Hamma, in Douglas Boston Mk III #Z2183
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
24 Squadron 183
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Tunisia 65
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 17
Grave Reference
Coll. grave 14. A. 13-15. 4
Coordinates
36.62588, 9.57115 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Alfred Thomas and Doris Ivy Brown, of 107 Stanley Road, Durban

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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