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Identity
Person No.
404
Old ROH no.
35020
Service No.
205550V
Last Name
Allison 11
First Name
William Ronald
Initials
W R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1915 (±1 yr) 447
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
01 March 1944 116
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, 2 crew, missing Turin, in De Havilland DH98 Mosquito #LR466
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
80 Squadron 2
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Grave Reference
Column 281. 19
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Alamein Memorial (Missing)
On the panel
Column 281.
Notes

Son of William G. and Jeanie R. M. Allison, of West Newport, Fife. Chartered Accountant.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "80 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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