Identity
Person No.
27365
Service No.
47871
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
L C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed during aerobatics at low altitude, in Avro 621 Tutor #728
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Viljoen, of Weltevrede.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
John Robert Rodgers, known always as Jack, was my Great Uncle. He and my Grandfather thought it would be a great adventure to volunteer to fight for King and Country in South Africa. They enlisted together but did not come home together. Jack is buried in Strekstrom. My Granddad came home a much changed man, if physically unharmed.
Dedications 1
In loving memory of my Great Uncle Jack who died of Enteric Fever in Sterkstrom, soon after landing in South Africa. May you rest in peace.