Identity
Person No.
5548
Service No.
103246
Last Name
First Name
Rodney Hugh
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, shot down, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AM339. Possibly shot down by Günther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, near Bir Habex
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 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Hugh, and Florence G. Denehy, of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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