Identity
Person No.
472
Old ROH no.
35027
Service No.
235405V
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing from convoy escort off Cyprus, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #FP586
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 283.
Notes
Son of Alexander and Alice Mary (nee Hartgill) Anderson, of Kenilworth, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. A clerk by trade
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 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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