Identity
Person No.
22489
Service No.
102549V
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Johannes Kriek
Initials
C J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, flew into cliffs on high ground, in cloud, Salalah, Aden, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #KG690
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 283.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Hendrik Johannes and Susarah Maria Magdelena Elizabeth Schutte; husband of Magdalena Martha Cornelia Schutte, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethlehem, Orange Free State
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "44 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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