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(underlined) James Edward Makgill.
testing until posted on the 14th June to No. 272 Squadron.

On the 25th June, 1942 Flying Officer Makgill was the Pilot of a Beaufighter aircraft which took off on a road "straffing" mission. The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the Mersa Matruh area, Flying Officer Makgill being classified as missing. In due course his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 25th June 1942.

A post war casualty search revealed that he was buried beside the wreckage of the aircraft East of Sidi Barrani, Egypt, and later he was re-interred inthe Halfaya-Sollum Cemetery, Egypt.

4/9/20 AS2
483 hours as Pilot.

Mr. G.V. Devereaux
(Executor of Mother's Estate)
17 Wapiti Avenue
Epsom
AUCKLAND S.E.3.