Identity
Person No.
7349
Service No.
47804
Last Name
First Name
Norman Soames
Initials
N S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, downed 10 miles SW of Gazala, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #AK904
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Theron and Dorette E. Ford, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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