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Identity
Person No.
26782
Service No.
313744V
Last Name
Van Dyk 37
First Name
Petrus Johannes Burger
Initials
P J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
29 May 1944 141
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, in Martin Baltimore Mk III
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
21 Squadron 142
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ROME WAR CEMETERY 28
Grave Reference
I, F, 4. 1
Coordinates
41.87504, 12.47725 OSM
Notes

Son of Johannes Frederik Gerhardus and Engela Wilhelmina van Dyk.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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