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Identity
Person No.
26511
Service No.
104015
Last Name
Van Biljon 17
First Name
Leon
Initials
L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
19 June 1942 101
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,447
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
4 Squadron 69
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
JOHANNESBURG (BRIXTON) CEMETERY 455
Grave Reference
D.R. Church Sec. Grave 1634. 1
Coordinates
-26.19806, 28.01538 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of the Revd. E. H. van Biljon and Mrs. B. van Biljon, of Johannesburg. B.Sc. Hons. (Geology).

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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