Identity
Person No.
26724
Service No.
580628V
Last Name
First Name
Willem Frederik
Initials
W F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
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 Petrus Jacobus and Catharina Magdalena Elizabeth van der Walt. Born Rustenburg
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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