Identity
Person No.
26656
Service No.
102821V
Last Name
First Name
Schalk Willem
Initials
S W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near St. Albans, in Curtis Kittyhawk Mk I #5008
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Notes
Son of Izak and Tilly van der Merwe, of Alexander Bay, Cape Province.
Research notes
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.
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