Service Details
Name:
 MALAN
Given Name:
 RALPH JORDAN
Initials:
 R J
Service No:
 48078V
Trade:
 Obs.
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 31 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-06-12
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Date of Birth:
 1912-03-07
Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV946, 10 crew (5 RAFVR) crashed into sea off the Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said during bombing practice
Additional
Information:
Son of Willem Adolph and Evelyn Forde Jordan Malan. Husband of Beatrice Mary Malan. Born Wellington, Cape Province. His brother also died in service. On Montague, Western Cape War Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 3. A. 7.

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