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Identity
Person No.
27261
Service No.
279946V
Last Name
Venter 146
First Name
Willem Adriaan Jacobus
Initials
W A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
25 March 1945 147
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), shot down while bombing the marshalling yards at Villach, Austria, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW204
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
34 Squadron 51
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Austria 23
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KLAGENFURT WAR CEMETERY 23
Grave Reference
Coll. grave 7. D. 1-13. 5
Coordinates
46.61844, 14.27331 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

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Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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