Identity
Person No.
6168
Service No.
327508V
Last Name
First Name
Christopher
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by fighter Leros, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA554
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 282.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Charles Petrus and Phoebe Augusta du Toit, of Zuider-Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 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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