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Identity
Person No.
4483
Service No.
47580V
Last Name
Corbett
6
First Name
Ernest Stuart
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1910
(±1 yr)
308
Age at Death
31
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force
3,509
Unit
21 Sqdn.
148
Death Record
Date of Death
20 November 1941
112
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action, 4 crew, shot down by Bf109, crashed 4 miles South of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1620
Grave Reference
Column 245.
43
Location
Country
Egypt
2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Edward G. and Ada M. Corbett.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #4483