Identity
Person No.
29567
Service No.
P206376
Last Name
First Name
William Desmond Benjamin
Initials
W D B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, engine failure, crashed at Tooth Rock Range near Saldanha, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5606
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 28 against this record's 19. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
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