Identity
Person No.
291
Old ROH no.
35009
Service No.
103297
Last Name
First Name
Alfred William
Initials
A W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s near Tobruk, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN438
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 245.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. W. C. Alder, of 359 Northridge Road, Durban. ***His grave was photographed during WW2 but lost during battlefield cleanup after the war
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 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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