Identity
Person No.
71
Old ROH no.
34993
Service No.
207077
Last Name
First Name
Abraham Elijah
Initials
A E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, ditched 3 miles East of Sollum on transit flight, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA285. Crashed, back broken, died in water
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 277.
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Forest Drive Extension, Pinelands, Cape Town
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Israel Louis and Rachel Tzirla Abramowitz, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Born East London, South Africa. ***Jewish
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Alamein, Memorial Column 277.
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
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Alamein, Memorial Column 277
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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