Identity
Person No.
14730
Service No.
P/46111
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Abraham
Initials
C A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in accidental shooting with a .22 pistol. He had just come off guard duty at DF Malan Airport and took a pistol from his bag and attempted to shoot a bird. The gun did not fire so he threw it at his friend who tried to catch it but it fired and the bullet hit van der Poel in the mouth. He died on the scene
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Leading Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Husband of Joan Bernice van der Poel, of De la Rey Street, Tiervlei, Cape Province
Citations
Unknown
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