Identity
Person No.
2897
Service No.
103857V
Last Name
First Name
Clifford Rex
Initials
C R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by return fire from Ju52, 3 miles over Western Desert, in Bristol Belheim V #BA497
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 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Vivian and Johanna Katerina Bruton-Simmonds, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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