Identity
Person No.
9266
Service No.
103254
Last Name
First Name
David
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew, plane damaged by return fire from Ju52 and crash-landed at Gazala, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1659
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 246.
Notes
Son of Arthur Harris, and of Esther Harris, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 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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