Identity
Person No.
31597
Service No.
P1/42131
Last Name
First Name
John James
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, ejected from De Havilland Vampire FB 9 #233. The aircraft crashed on the farm of Mr. D. J. Opperman in the Rietfontein area, between Krugersdorp and Pretoria
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. J. J. Marais, of Malvern, Johannesburg. Born Transvaal. He was unmarried. Reportedly buried at Thaba Tshwane (Old No.1) Cemetery. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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