Identity
Person No.
13886
Service No.
205864V
Last Name
First Name
Arnoldus Jacobus
Initials
A 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, failed to return in poor weather, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AM410
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lourens. 85 years of SAAF has him as 5 Squadron
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "6 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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