Identity
Person No.
2543
Service No.
206131V
Last Name
First Name
John Ian
Initials
J I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, dived into ground after night take off 3 miles NW of Bu Amud, in Hawker Hurricane Mk II #KW848
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Forest Drive Extension, Pinelands, Cape Town
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Hyman and Henriette Brener, of Windhoek, South West Africa.
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Tobruk War Cemetery 2. D. 1.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "41 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Tobruk War Cemetery 2. D. 1
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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