Identity
Person No.
323
Old ROH no.
35013
Service No.
102509V
Last Name
First Name
Richard James
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, lost at sea off Cape Town, on test flight, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6486
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 285.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Bernard and Hannah Alexander, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, husband of Aileen Alexander, of Johannesburg. ***Jewish
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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