Identity
Person No.
28224
Service No.
282802
Last Name
First Name
William Albert
Initials
W A
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, ditched in sea after engines cut, in Lockheed B-34 Ventura II #6059
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air 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 278.
Unit History
Notes
Son of William E. and Emma M. White, of Woodstock, Cape Province, South Africa. ***Have war diary extract
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "23 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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