Identity
Person No.
28046
Service No.
328878V
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Jacobus
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit by flak during bombing dive onbridge, caught fire and baled too late, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #JL163
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Petrus Jacobus and Hester Aletta Wilhelmina Welman, of Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Graaff-Reinet. A clerk
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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