Identity
Person No.
9932
Service No.
95690V
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Arthur
Initials
D A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed in forced landing in bad weather (sandstorm) near Tobruk, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN396
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 245.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Thomas Arthur and Mary Ellen Hinde, of Durban, 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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