Service Details
Name:
 DONALDSON
Given Name:
 GEORGE MAXFIELD KING
Initials:
 G M K
Service No:
 103333
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-04-11
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Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AM442, shot down South West of Gazala. Possibly shot down by Gunther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, near Bir Habex
Additional
Information:
Son of James and Olive Muriel Donaldson. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery. His brother also died on service
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 268.

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