Identity
Person No.
975
Service No.
102118
Last Name
First Name
Leslie William
Initials
L W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew, lost 16 miles south of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1612
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
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 Leonard B. and Caroline D. Balcomb, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. On Kearsney College Roll of Honour
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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