Identity
Person No.
4579
Service No.
205614V
Last Name
First Name
John Francis
Initials
J F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, crashed in sea, presumed due to icing, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB453
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 281.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Cecil A. and Gladys L. Cowen, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 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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