Identity
Person No.
27020
Service No.
102612V
Last Name
First Name
Schalk
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, shot down by 8 CR42s, in Gloster Gladiator #N5855, received 6th June
Military Service
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Ockert Gerbrand and Maria Johanna Gertruida van Schalkwyk, of Cape Town, South Africa. Born Sutherland.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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