Identity
Person No.
28795
Service No.
103252
Last Name
First Name
William Lewis
Initials
W L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew, plane damaged by return fire from Ju52 and crash-landed at Gazala, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1659
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 246.
Notes
Son of Harry and Gladys F. Wood, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Commemorated on GLENCOE, MOTHS war memorial
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 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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