Identity
Person No.
6927
Service No.
29389
Last Name
First Name
Alex Thomas Duffield
Initials
A T D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit mast of tanker during attack, ditched, in Bristol Blenheim V #BA368
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
Husband of Agnes K. Farr, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Kimberley (West End) Cemetery
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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