Identity
Person No.
26905
Service No.
103491
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Willem
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Hurricane I Z4320, failed to return from TACR Sortie, shot down by Bf109s
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 267.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Hugo Hendrik and Cornelia Jacoba van Niekerk, of Tamboers Kloof. Born Cape Town. An excise officer
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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