Identity
Person No.
26766
Service No.
206182V
Last Name
First Name
Jan
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 2 crew (1 made POW) crashed, in De Havilland DH98 Mosquito #DD743
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 278.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Gesdedinus and Gessigje van Dijl, of Pretoria. Born Holland
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "60 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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