Identity
Person No.
26445
Service No.
196677
Last Name
First Name
Willem Johannes
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed Lake Victoria, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6807
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police
Defence Force
SAP 3,731
South African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Johannes Lodewikus and Isabel Janse Upton; husband of Petronella Christina Susanna Upton, of East London. Born Queenstown. A police constable. ***Date of Death likely 11 May 1945
Citations
Unknown
External References
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South Africa Government Gazette (gazettes.africa)
open source ↗
Government Gazette No. 3511, 22 Jun 1945, p.72 — deceased estate notice (died on active service)
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South African Police Memorial
open source ↗
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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