Identity
Person No.
24207
Service No.
188235V
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Frederik Arnoldus
Initials
J F A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, damaged by flak, dived into sea off Hydra, in Bristol Beaufighter #LZ481
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 281.
Notes
Son of Frederik Jacobus and Johanna Jacoba Steyn, of Slypklip-Suid, P. O. Riverton Station. B.Com. Born Limberley. A civil servant by profession
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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