Identity
Person No.
27248
Service No.
102266
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
J I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, caught fire and crashed in sea 100 miles off Durban, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6408
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 283.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Karel N. and Anna M. Venter; husband of Marian D. Venter.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "22 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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