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Identity
Person No.
32548
Service No.
PX/47750
Last Name
First Name
Izak Cornelius
Initials
I C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Field Cornet
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Coligny, in Cessna 185A #728. He was busy with a tactical exercise as part of "Exercise Musslebreak" and patrolling the Ventersdorp-Coligney Rd in a westerly direction. One mile past Bodenstein, he gained height and then crashed
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. S. J. Du Toit Potgieter

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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