Identity
Person No.
13796
Service No.
212033V
Last Name
First Name
William Jacobus
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, ran out of fuel over Yugoslavia, in North American P-51 Mk IIIB Mustang #KH736
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
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Notes
Son of Hendrik Petrus and Anna Susanna Lombard, of Clifton, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Cradock, Cape Province. A bus conductor.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "5 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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