Identity
Person No.
6064
Service No.
104033V
Last Name
First Name
George Martinus Hattingh
Initials
G M H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by fighters off Milos, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB504
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 281.
Unit History
Notes
Son of David Carel and Jacomina du Plessis. Commemoration stone in Tarkastad District Roets Hoek 15 Farm Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 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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