Identity
Person No.
4558
Service No.
102739V
Last Name
First Name
Cecil Lawrence
Initials
C L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, tyre burst on take-off, swung, collided with AL713 on ground, blew up at Gzina, in Douglas Boston Mk III #Z2275
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 277.
Unit History
Notes
Son of William L. and Florence M. R. Cousins; husband of Doreen M. Cousins, of Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 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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