Identity
Person No.
24929
Service No.
313048V
Last Name
First Name
Gerhardus Johannes
Initials
G J
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, missing on shipping sweep off Italian coast, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT827
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Hendrik and Cornelia Terblanche; husband of Monica Jacoba Terblanche, of Villieria, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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