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Identity
Person No.
4284
Service No.
776207
Last Name
Collins 25
First Name
John Oliver Ross
Initials
J O R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1916 (±1 yr) 483
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 574
Unit
237 Sqdn. 26
Death Record
Date of Death
17 May 1941 81
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, Lysander II P9189, aircraft hit by enemy anti aircraft fire over Tosselli Fort, Eritrea, two days after the Battle of Amba Alagi against Italian forces ended
Grave Reference
4. D. 9. 1
Location
Country
Eritrea 40
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ASMARA WAR CEMETERY 28
Coordinates
15.35031, 38.96757
Additional Information
Notes

Born Avondale, Salisbury. On St. George's College War Memorial, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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