Identity
Person No.
2930
Service No.
103166
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Lindley
Initials
D L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by flak at Derna, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1615
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
Notes
Son of Douglas M. and Elsie L. Buchanan, of Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa. B.A. (Cantab.): Trinity College.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 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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