Identity
Person No.
26996
Service No.
18523V
Last Name
First Name
Louis Jacobus
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (2 RAF), shot down by flak near Zagreb, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk III #HD667
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Mathys and Dorothea Margaret van Rooyen. Husband of Magrietha Elizabeth van Rooyen, of Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Born Willowmore, Cape Province. A miner.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "25 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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