Identity
Person No.
28818
Service No.
205527
Last Name
First Name
Colin Roy
Initials
C R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, engine cut, crash-landed at Monastir on return from Pantellaria, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA115
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight 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.
Notes
Son of Edward Charles and Pearl Kimberley Woods. Born Port Elizabeth
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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