Identity
Person No.
5893
Service No.
102493
Last Name
First Name
ALEX McROBERTS
Initials
A M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit by flak and spun into ground near Sidi Barani, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL691
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
Notes
Son of Peter and Margaret Donnelly; husband of Mona Donnelly, of Luanshya, Northern 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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