Identity
Person No.
3012
Service No.
103815V
Last Name
First Name
Vernon Rooke
Initials
V R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109 15 miles East of Sollum, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #EV356
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 Horace Vivian and Lillian Jane Burdon, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 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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