Identity
Person No.
4072
Service No.
103307
Last Name
First Name
Dudley
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, flying battle with the enemy, in Hurricane V778X, in the Bomba-Afraq area, approx. 60 miles 290 degrees Tobruk
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 266.
Unit History
Notes
Son of William J. and Emily Cobbledick, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 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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