Service Details
Name:
 SMITH
Given Name:
 JOHN ASCENSION
Initials:
 J A
Service No:
 47300
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 451 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-21
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Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, crashed in flames, returning from sortie
Additional
Information:
Son of Alexander B. and Aletta S. Smith, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 24. E. 9.

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