Identity
Person No.
985
Service No.
95777
Last Name
First Name
Frank James
Initials
F J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s over sea near Tobruk, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK475
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 266.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of William and Ivy M. Ball, of Amanzimtoti, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
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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Unknown
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