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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Collins	Alexander James	Sergeant	989937	Age ?	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. A. 18.	Moascar War Cemetery	No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
2	Daniels	Leslie Oram	Sergeant	1621816	Age ?	British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Column 280	Alamein Memorial	No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
3	Dunkley	Leonard	Pilot Officer	162255	Age 24	British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. E. 4.	Moascar War Cemetery	Son of Albert and Laura A. Dunkley, of Worsborough, Yorkshire. Epitaph '√'. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
4	Goulden	Thomas Robert	Lieutant	542618V	Age 33	South Africa	Navigator		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Fayid War Cemetery. Grave 6. F. 2.	Fayid War Cemetery	Son of Arthur G. H. Goulden and Hester E. Goulden; husband of Cynthia V. Goulden, of Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa.. Epitaph:' No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
5	Kelland	Allen Fooks	Warrant Officer 1	336343V	Age 21	British	Air Gunner		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Column 284	Alamein Memorial	Son of William T. F. and Dorothy M. Kelland, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
6	Malan	Francis	Pilot Officer	131248	Age 23				RAFVR		72Sqn	1943-04-26									Killed	Tunisia, Massicault War Cemetery, Iv. H. 9. Epitaph: 'In God's Good Time We Will Meet Again'.		Brother of Ralph Jordan Malan and Sailor Malan Lost in Spitfire lX EN294. According to Ralph Malan (nephew) he was shot down by Allied ground fire, confirmed by 72Sqn ORB.. see Allied Losses Database for details	Allied Losses Database
7	Malan	Ralph Jordan	Captain	48078V	Age			Africa Service Medal Italy Star	SAAF		31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12									Killed	Egypt, Moascar War Cemetery, 3. A. 7.		Crashed into sea on training mission	Ralph Malan Memoirs Allied Losses Database
8	Malan	Ralph Jordan	Captain	48078V	Age 32	South Africa	Navigator / Air Bomber	Africa Service Medal Italy Star	SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said. In the 1970s, his son was told by a former colleague of Malan that 'the pilot had been showing off by flying low over the water'. (see 'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Memoirs')	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 3. A. 7.		Born on the 07th March 1912 in South Africa. .Son of Willem Adolph Malan (Born 07th April 1879 - died 25th Apr 1949, age 70) and Evelyn Forde Malan (née Jordan - born 17 Mar 1887 - died 24th June 1973, age 86) of Somerset East (now named KwaNojoli), South Africa. Husband of Beatrice Mary Malan (née Winder) - married on the 19th December 1942. Brother of Francis Malan (72Sqn) and 'Sailor' Malan DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (74Sqn Battle of Britain ace) 31Sqn ORB June 1944 Summary	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Memoirs' Allied Deaths Database
9	Malan	Francis	PO	131248	Age 23	South Africa	Pilot		RAFVR	Fighter Command	72Sqn	1943-04-26	Spitfire	lX	EN294			11:35	Patrol Medjez el Bab	According to Ralph Malan (nephew) he was shot down by Allied ground fire, confirmed in 72Sqn ORB	Killed	Massicault War Cemetery, Iv. H. 9. Epitaph: 'In God's Good Time We Will Meet Again'.		Brother of Ralph Jordan Malan and Sailor Malan	Allied Deaths Database
10	Palmer	Harold Chadwick	Lieutant	48078V	Age 26	South Africa	Pilot		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Column 282	Alamein Memorial	Born 19th March 1917. Son of Harold C. and Beatrice Cooker Palmer (later MacGregor), of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
11	Shannon	James Thomas	Sergeant	1521397	Age 21	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 3. A. 5.	Moascar War Cemetery	Son of George Gilmour Shannon, and of Constance Mary Shannon, of Eton, Buckinghamshire, England. Epitaph: 'Beloved Son Of George Gilmour And Constance Mary Shannon. Thy Will Be Done'. '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
12	Smith	William David Clarke	Lieutant	329096V	Age 22	South Africa	Pilot		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 34. C. 14.	Moascar War Cemetery	Son of William J. Smith and Mabel Smith, of Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Epitaph: ''Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away". They Shall Never Grow Old'. '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
13	Stanger	William Mars	Sergeant	645603	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-	LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. A. 12.	Moascar War Cemetery	Son of John Dixon Burton Stanger and Edith Stanger; husband of Dorothy Stanger, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him. Wife & Children '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'