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Identity
Person No.
32541
Service No.
65588774R
Last Name
First Name
Brian John
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7127, crashed into trees on a plantation, 2 miles east of Eston. Suspected engine failure
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Rev. J. Poorter, of Durban. ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation

LG Sup 3 March 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has at all times set a splendid example of courage and determination"

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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