Identity
Person No.
5371
Service No.
94433
Last Name
First Name
Paul Coetzee
Initials
P C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630
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 246.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Edward and Anna De Meillon; husband of Maureen Elma De Meillon, of Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.
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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