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Identity
Person No.
29567
Service No.
P206376
Last Name
Boyes 7
First Name
William Desmond Benjamin
Initials
W D B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1931 (±1 yr) 69
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
Air Operations School Langebaanweg 21
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
30 January 1950 75
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, engine failure, crashed at Tooth Rock Range near Saldanha, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5606
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
DUNNOTAR AREA CEMETERY ? 1
Additional Information
Notes

ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29567