Identity
Person No.
6275
Service No.
28205
Last Name
First Name
Alan Matheson
Initials
A M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by flak, dived into ground, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIA #AN221
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 David Smith and Elizabeth Frederick Duncan, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His brother also died on service
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "5 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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