Identity
Person No.
9285
Service No.
542493V
Last Name
First Name
Louis Ehrlich
Initials
L E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, on cannon test, lost at sea off Brightlingsea
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
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
Notes
Of Windhoek. His name appears on a Roll of Honour dedicating a Jewish library in Windhoek. ***Jewish.
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Brookwood Military Cemetery 1. J. 2.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "74 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 ↗
Brookwood Military Cemetery 1. J. 2
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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