Service Details
Name:
 BALCOMB
Given Name:
 LESLIE WILLIAM
Initials:
 L W
Service No:
 102118
Rank:
 Flight Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 21 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-20
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1612, 4 crew, lost 16 miles south of El Adem. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories
Additional
Information:
Son of Leonard B. and Caroline D. Balcomb, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. On Kearsney College Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 246.

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