Identity
Person No.
5301
Service No.
100543
Last Name
First Name
Denys
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109, in Hawker Hurricane Mk I #Z5469
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
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 268.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Isaac G. F. and Kathleen de Klerk, of Berea, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories
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Dedications 1
To a brave young man from Goudhurst, Kent who died at Metz Farm on 15th May 1901 aged 21 years beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander and brother of Dorothy. Extract from letter -"The Colonel says that what 'Jack' did was one of the pluckiest things in the war and he has recommended him for the V.C." Anna (Webb) nee Alexander