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Identity
Person No.
21554
Service No.
104029
Last Name
Robbins 2
First Name
Derek William Tyson
Initials
D W T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 598
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
24 Sqdn. 191
Death Record
Date of Death
12 January 1943 110
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, collided with Z2178 in formation, crashed near Bengazi, in Douglas Boston Mk III #Z2274
Grave Reference
6. A. 23. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY 98
Coordinates
32.07696, 20.08936
Additional Information
Notes

Son of William T. and Daisy C. Robbins, of Umhlali, Natal, South Africa. On Kearsney College Roll of Honour. Educated at Kearsney College and Hilton College, Natal

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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